Installing Gnome2.0

gimp2x · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2002 11:23 pm Post subject: Installing Gnome2.0

not sure where this is supposed to be posted, but can i get the commands to install gnome2?

i've been trying and it keeps coming out broken or version 1.4...

please be verbose

delta407 · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2002 11:31 pm Post subject:

harper · n00b Joined: 30 Jun 2002 Posts: 40

I'm assuming that you're upgrading from gnome1.4 so all you need to do is..
emerge unmerge gnome-core
emerge gnome
And that's it, the full message on the release by Spider is on the News and Announcements forum. There are also some beutification guides floating around on the forums with tips on how to install themes and window managers etc. but I can't remember exactly where they are now so you'll just have to do a forum search for them. Hope that helps...

gimp2x · Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2002 12:07 am Post subject:

i did that...still won't load gdm

delta407 · Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2002 12:16 am Post subject:

What is your error message?

gimp2x · Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2002 1:58 am Post subject:

it just loads kdm instead, and i have gdm set in /etc/rc.conf

any ideas?

if i use gnome as my session, it blinks the screen and comes back to kdm

delta407 · Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2002 2:22 am Post subject:

/etc/init.d/xdm restart ?

gimp2x · Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2002 2:36 pm Post subject:

i did ctrl+alt+backspace, shouldn't that make X+xdm respawn?

gimp2x · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2002 8:43 pm Post subject:

okay, i did everything you guys said...now gdm works, when i restart xdm that fixed it

but when i login using gnome as my session, the screen flashes and it comes back to the install screen, so what am i missing?

gimp2x · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2002 9:24 pm Post subject:

emerge gnome-session
emerge gnome-desktop

that's what i had to do