install Xfce 4 desktop on RHEL 6 or CentOS 6 Linux:

por | 21 julio, 2011

Type the following command to install Xfce 4 desktop on RHEL 6 or CentOS 6 Linux:

Code:
wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
yum search xfce4
yum groupinfo Xfce

Now you should see package list

Code:
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Setting up Group Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: ftp.iitm.ac.in
 * epel: mirror01.idc.hinet.net
 * extras: ftp.iitm.ac.in
 * updates: ftp.iitm.ac.in

Group: Xfce
 Description: A lightweight desktop environment that works well on low end machines.
 Mandatory Packages:
   Thunar
   xfce-utils
   xfce4-panel
   xfce4-session
   xfce4-settings
   xfconf
   xfdesktop
   xfwm4
 Default Packages:
   NetworkManager-gnome
   Terminal
   gdm
   leafpad
   openssh-askpass
   orage
   polkit-gnome
   thunar-archive-plugin
   thunar-volman
   tumbler
   xfce4-appfinder
   xfce4-icon-theme
   xfce4-mixer
   xfce4-power-manager
   xfce4-session-engines
   xfwm4-theme-nodoka
 Optional Packages:
   xfwm4-themes
 Conditional Packages:
   pinentry-gtk

To install it type:

Code:
 yum groupinstall Xfce
yum install xorg-x11-server-Xorg gdm