[ale] Switching from KDE to Gnome

[Randal Jarrett]

Try going into Yast software install and on the "filter" dropdown pick
selections.  Click on the "GNOME system" box to select all of the gnome
items.  This will install everything to do with GNOME.



Randy

On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 21:40 -0500, ringo wrote:
> I installed gnome system and gnome development. Then rebooted, but I
> still get the same error.gnome-config: command not found.
> I have a folder called /opt/gnome and in /opt/gnome/bin there a lot of
> gnome-xxx files but no gnome-config. Is this where it should be? I did a
> search in opt/gnome and included sub-directories but it did not find it.
> Any ideas what I need to do?
> Thanks
> Ringo
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Geoffrey
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 8:11 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Switching from KDE to Gnome
> 
> ringo wrote:
> > Thanks, I'll dig around in Yast for a while. Here is why I'm talking
> > about switching to Gnome.
> > I'm working on a robot that is controlled by a laptop via the serial
> > port. I'm writing the code in C. I would like to start doing some
> basic
> > graphics so I can draw a mp of where the robot has been. Just grids or
> a
> > 2d array of rectangles, that sort of thing. Since I have a lot of
> stuff
> > already written in C I would rather not switch langs to python or
> > something and have to start over. I have a book called "Beginning
> Linux
> > Programming" That covers TCL, perl, etc. The only thing I have seen so
> > far that is in C if Gnome-GTK. The book says you have to be running
> > gnome to use it. I tried compiling a sample program from a KDE
> terminal
> > window and it could not find things like gnome.h.
> > So, I'm assuming I need to use gnome for this to work, is this
> correct?
> > Is there another easy way to do some easy graphics and Gui stuff? I'm
> a
> > hardware guy, not a programmer so the easier the better.
> 
> You don't actually need to be running gnome, just have it installed. I 
> personally prefer gnome over kde, but since you're knew to Linux, I'd 
> suggest you stick with KDE.
> 
> Open Yast and select the option to install and remove software. Change 
> the filter from 'Search' to 'Selections.'  Here you will find 'Gnome 
> system' which is what you will want to install.
> 
> If you still want to get gnome running to check it out, once you install
> 
> it, you should be able to select it from the X login window.  If your 
> box boots directly to X, not requiring a login, it's a bit more
> involved.
> 
> Let me know if this is the case and I'll provide more info.
> 
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Randal Jarrett
RSJ Consulting, Inc
Lawrenceville, GA
(770) 822-1096