Re: which desktop should i use# Gnome - KDE + problem

[Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com>]

nick wrote:
> I am about to run redhat 8 with a large mysql database for a telesales/stock
> system.
>
> On installing RH8 as a server. Which desktop env should we use  Gnome or
> KDE.

If you use RedHat's definition of "server", you won't get either.  A
server is generally "headless" (no monitor, keyboard or mouse) and boots
to run level 3 (text) rather than 5 (GUI).

If you want to have a desktop (just why you'd want one on a SQL server
is beyond me), you should do a "custom" install and install all of the X
RPMs and the desktop of preference (Gnome is RH's default).

> I do know quite a bit about Dos and a little about linux so the  linux
> desktop does make it simpler to use.

Ok, but MySQL will pay a performance penalty for that.  Just be aware of
it.

> Also at the moment i am using rh8+kde and i have just messed the mysql
> database up.
> I can go back to a backup but when i boot the server and it starts kde it
> errors out with some
> font error messages and switches back to the console login.

You have to make sure "xfs" is running ("X font server") or X won't
start.

> How would i correct KDE,  Reinstall it ? .....

Check to see if xfs is running.  If not, try "xfs" and verify it starts.
If it does, run ntsysv and make sure it's set to start at boot.  Then
run startx to restart X (or "prefdm -nodaemon").
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