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Hi , i just got RHEL5 and i installed it on my system . The default desktop that i got is gnome and i want to switch to KDE but ...
  1. 02-20-2008 #1
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    Switching Desktops in RHEL5

    Hi , i just got RHEL5 and i installed it on my system . The default desktop that i got is gnome and i want to switch to KDE but i have no idea how to do it , if any1 can exaplain me how to do it it could be great . thx ...
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    If you installed KDE during the installation, you should be able to login and run "switchdesk kde". If you should decide you want to return to Gnome, use "switchdesk gnome".

    If you didn't install KDE, you should be able to do so using yum:

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    yum groupinstall "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"
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    If KDE wasn't installed when you installed CentOS then follow the above to install it. After that from the CLI do the following:

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    switchdesk kde
    To get KDE as your default desktop.

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    I am trying to install the kde desktop using the "yum" command but im getting An error the the group does not exist . should i download it first ? or that i can Use one of the five cd's of RHEL5 , and if i do , i should i install it ?
    Thanks
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    I'm not sure why it's not working for you. Be sure that you su to root before entering the command, and enter the command exactly as written.

    Also, here's a YUM howto that you can read through to see if it helps any:

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    Quote Originally Posted by RisTar View Post
    I am trying to install the kde desktop using the "yum" command but im getting An error the the group does not exist . should i download it first ? or that i can Use one of the five cd's of RHEL5 , and if i do , i should i install it ?
    Thanks
    You must first setup the RHEL5 repository in yum configuration.
    and then the yum groupinstall "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"
    command will work.

    from the redhat faq : Red Hat Knowledgebase: How do I setup a yum repository to use a locally mounted DVD with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5?


    Code:
    For this to work, create a dvd.repo text file in /etc/yum.repos.d/ with the following content:

 



[dvd]
mediaid=1170972069.396645    *
name=DVD for RHEL5
baseurl=file:///media/RHEL_5%20i386%20DVD/Server
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0


 

(*) The mediaid= value comes from the .discinfo file located in the root of the DVD.
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