How to install X/Gnome after minimal install?

[jmatzen]

I can get them "installed" actually using yum groupinstall, but I cannot seem to get it to configure itself and start. Clearly, it can automatically configure itself as it does this during the graphical install. I'm sure there's a command like "gnome-config" but I don't know what it is.

Thanks

[fpoole]

Have you tried mounting the install disc and using rpm to install from it?

[Omega Blue]

This is the xorg installation and configuration guide from Gentoo. You may find it helpful.

[markkuk]

Originally Posted by jmatzen

I can get them "installed" actually using yum groupinstall, but I cannot seem to get it to configure itself and start. Clearly, it can automatically configure itself as it does this during the graphical install. I'm sure there's a command like "gnome-config" but I don't know what it is.

The command is "system-config-display".

[jmatzen]

Originally Posted by markkuk

The command is "system-config-display".

This does not appear to work. Although it works if X/Gnome was installed by the installer, it does not work if they were installed afterwards.


[root@localhost ~]# system-config-display
xconf.py: Fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server :17.0.
--display=:1: Fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server :17.0.
[root@localhost ~]#

[jmatzen]

Okay I figured it out. As it turns out, Fedora's install did not create a link to /dev/mouse, and the default xorg.conf references this and it was bombing.

Thanks!!

[fpoole]

If it says the connection was reset, switch to init 3 and restart the X server.