Re: f16 preupdate from f14, xfce logout error

2012-09-04 Thread jackson byers
Joe Zeff responded > Peter Gordon wrote: >> A simple "yum install gdm" should do it, since you're wanting to install >>only one package. The groupinstall command is for entire collections of >> packages, such as the "GNOME Desktop" or "Software Development" groups >> which contain many packages

Re: f16 preupdate from f14, xfce logout error

2012-09-03 Thread Joe Zeff
On 09/03/2012 12:56 PM, Peter Gordon wrote: A simple "yum install gdm" should do it, since you're wanting to install only one package. The groupinstall command is for entire collections of packages, such as the "GNOME Desktop" or "Software Development" groups which contain many packages. Actual

Re: f16 preupdate from f14, xfce logout error

2012-09-03 Thread Peter Gordon
On 09/03/2012 11:35 AM, jackson byers wrote: > so I do > # yum install gdm > ? > > or > # yum groupinstall gdm > ? A simple "yum install gdm" should do it, since you're wanting to install only one package. The groupinstall command is for entire collections of packages, such as the "GNOME Desktop"

Re: f16 preupdate from f14, xfce logout error

2012-09-03 Thread jackson byers
>>I am still stuck on the reboot forcing me to go to console and "startxfce4". >>The boot process looks really barren, with a single blue-white bar >>with "fedora 16" in blue at far right, >>at the bottom of a black screen. Joe Zeff responded: >I had the same issue after upgrading. It turned out

Re: f16 preupdate from f14, xfce logout error

2012-09-02 Thread Joe Zeff
On 09/02/2012 12:50 PM, jackson byers wrote: I am still stuck on the reboot forcing me to go to console and "startxfce4". The boot process looks really barren, with a single blue-white bar with "fedora 16" in blue at far right, at the bottom of a black screen. I had the same issue after upgrad

Re: f16 preupdate from f14, xfce logout error

2012-09-02 Thread jackson byers
Joe Zeff responded: >Just to be clear. After you select your username, you get prompted for your >password. At >the bottom left of that window, there should be a drop-down box >labeled Session, that >defaults to whatever DE you used the last time you >logged in this way. If it says GNOME, >c

Re: f16 preupdate from f14, xfce logout error

2012-09-01 Thread Joe Zeff
On 09/01/2012 04:36 PM, jackson byers wrote: I wish I'd known this before I fumbled my way through xfce. I don't think I am getting that drop down box. Just to be clear. After you select your username, you get prompted for your password. At the bottom left of that window, there should be

Re: f16 preupdate from f14, xfce logout error

2012-09-01 Thread jackson byers
>> So I tried xfce via "yum groupinstall xfce" >>That seemed to complete without error >> not sure now, but I think gnome persisted even with reboots. Joe Zeff responded: > Log out, then back in. When you log in, after you've selected your username, >but before you give your password, >there's a

Re: f16 preupdate from f14, xfce logout error

2012-08-31 Thread Joe Zeff
On 08/31/2012 12:11 PM, jackson byers wrote: So I tried xfce via "yum groupinstall xfce" That seemed to complete without error but it seemed that I was still in gnome; not sure now, but I think gnome persisted even with reboots. Log out, then back in. When you log in, after you've selected you

f16 preupdate from f14, xfce logout error

2012-08-31 Thread jackson byers
A few days ago I successfully got f16 installed via preupdate from f14. It came up in gnome i think but it wasn't too good, even some warnings that I didnt capture. Couldn't find logout panel for a long time, seemed to be accessed on top row, on far right off screen. Why isn't logout-restart in a m