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From: Doug Holtz on 17 Jun 2008 08:12
Hello Group;
I installed CentOS 4.6 in text mode on my HP dual processor server. I'd
like to use yum to install all the needed GUI stuff so I can use gnome if I
want to.
I've tried using yum to add gnome, but I still can't use the command
"startx" and get a GUI.
What do I have to do to get a GUI (gnome) on my server?
Thanks
doug in milwaukee


From: Dan Espen on 17 Jun 2008 08:51
"Doug Holtz" <dougholtz(a)gmail.com> writes:

> Hello Group;
> I installed CentOS 4.6 in text mode on my HP dual processor server. I'd
> like to use yum to install all the needed GUI stuff so I can use gnome if I
> want to.
> I've tried using yum to add gnome, but I still can't use the command
> "startx" and get a GUI.
> What do I have to do to get a GUI (gnome) on my server?

Please supply details.

When you tried to add gnome, what did you type, what happened?
When you tried startx, what happened?


From: noi ance on 17 Jun 2008 14:15
On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:12:34 -0500, Doug Holtz typed this message:

> Hello Group;
> I installed CentOS 4.6 in text mode on my HP dual processor server. I'd
> like to use yum to install all the needed GUI stuff so I can use gnome
> if I want to.
> I've tried using yum to add gnome, but I still can't use the command
> "startx" and get a GUI.
> What do I have to do to get a GUI (gnome) on my server? Thanks
> doug in milwaukee

Did you install X11?
From: Doug Holtz on 17 Jun 2008 18:58

"Dan Espen" <daneNO(a)MORE.mk.SPAMtelcordia.com> wrote in message
news:iciqw8teb7.fsf(a)verizon.net...
> "Doug Holtz" <dougholtz(a)gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Hello Group;
>> I installed CentOS 4.6 in text mode on my HP dual processor server. I'd
>> like to use yum to install all the needed GUI stuff so I can use gnome if
>> I
>> want to.
>> I've tried using yum to add gnome, but I still can't use the command
>> "startx" and get a GUI.
>> What do I have to do to get a GUI (gnome) on my server?
>
> Please supply details.
>
> When you tried to add gnome, what did you type, what happened?
> When you tried startx, what happened?
>
>

Dan;

There is no "startx" command in the X11 directory.

There IS a gnome directory. I must have installed it with yum a while ago.
I don't want to "start all over" if I don't have to.

Any ideas?

It has to be able to be done.

TNX

doug


From: Dan Espen on 17 Jun 2008 19:30
"Doug Holtz" <dougholtz(a)gmail.com> writes:

> "Dan Espen" <daneNO(a)MORE.mk.SPAMtelcordia.com> wrote in message
> news:iciqw8teb7.fsf(a)verizon.net...
>> "Doug Holtz" <dougholtz(a)gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Hello Group;
>>> I installed CentOS 4.6 in text mode on my HP dual processor server. I'd
>>> like to use yum to install all the needed GUI stuff so I can use gnome if
>>> I
>>> want to.
>>> I've tried using yum to add gnome, but I still can't use the command
>>> "startx" and get a GUI.
>>> What do I have to do to get a GUI (gnome) on my server?
>>
>> Please supply details.
>>
>> When you tried to add gnome, what did you type, what happened?
>> When you tried startx, what happened?
>>
>>
>
> Dan;
>
> There is no "startx" command in the X11 directory.
>
> There IS a gnome directory. I must have installed it with yum a while ago.
> I don't want to "start all over" if I don't have to.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> It has to be able to be done.

Of course it can be done.

But technically, you didn't answer EITHER question I asked.

There isn't supposed to be a startx command in the X11 directory.

On my system, startx is in /usr/bin.

I'm going to GUESS that it isn't there either.

I'm also going to GUESS that you typed in:

yum install gnome

which will fail because "gnome" isn't the right package name.
(Not that I know off hand what the right name is.)

One thing you can do is install any common X11
app, like xterm and that will cause the rest of X to be installed.
For example:

yum install xterm

That should get you as far as the startx command.

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