Re: Here's what happened to xfwm4

[John Summerfield <debian herakles homelinux org>]

Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> John Summerfield wrote:
> > Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> > > John Summerfield wrote:
> > > > I installed it, but don't get to choose it when logging in.
> > > > Here, I think, is why:
> > > > [summer potoroo ~]$ rpm -qi  xfwm4
> > > > Name        : xfwm4                        Relocations: (not 
> > > > relocatable)
> > > > Version     : 4.4.2                             Vendor: Fedora Project
> > > > Release     : 3.fc9                         Build Date: Wed 30 Apr 
> > > > 2008 04:29:14 AM WST
> > > > Install Date: Mon 12 May 2008 11:11:39 AM WST      Build Host: 
> > > > xenbuilder2.fedora.redhat.com
> > > > Group       : User Interface/Desktops       Source RPM: 
> > > > xfwm4-4.4.2-3.fc9.src.rpm
> > > > Size        : 2655388                          License: GPLv2+
> > > > Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Thu 01 May 2008 01:44:19 AM WST, Key ID 
> > > > b44269d04f2a6fd2
> > > > Packager    : Fedora Project
> > > > URL         : http://www.xfce.org/
> > > > Summary     : Next generation window manager for Xfce
> > > > Description :
> > > > xfwm4 is a window manager compatible with GNOME, GNOME2, KDE2, KDE3 
> > > > and Xfce.
> > > > [summer potoroo ~]$ rpm -ql xfwm4 | grep xsessions
> > > > [summer potoroo ~]$
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I gather it should be tucking a .desktop file into 
> > > > /usr/share/xsessions/ 
> > >
> > > Install xfce-utils for the session file. You can find this by using 
> >
> > I was wondering whether  xfce4-session is the correct package.
>
> Fedora is just following upstream here.
>
> # yum groupinstall "XFCE" or xfce-desktop if you don't know what 
> packages you need.

How ought I have found xfce-desktop? "yum grouplist" gives me XFCE, but 
not xfce-desktop and that leaves me wondering whether there are other 
groups I don't see. Something for icewm or fcwm for example.





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John

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