What was that thing I saw ?
GNOME RPM Installation Order
If you want your VNCserver to serve up more than a text window, you need to install a GUI. After much trial-and-error, here's the install order I ended up with:
GNOME 2.2.0 Installation Order for a Magnia SG20
| libxml | libxml2 2.4.19-4 | already installed |
| libxml-1.8.17-3.i386.rpm | ||
| libxslt | libxslt-1.0.15-1.i386.rpm | |
| glib | glib 1.2.10-5 | already installed |
| linc | linc-1.0.1-1.i386.rpm | |
| libIDL | libIDL-0.8.0-3.i386.rpm | |
| ORBit2 | ORBit-0.5.13-3.i386.rpm | |
| intltool | intltool-0.17-1.i386.rpm | |
| pango | pango-1.0.1-1.i386.rpm | |
| atk | atk-1.0.1-1.i386.rpm | |
| gtk+ | gtk+ 1.2.10-15 | already installed |
| gconf | oaf-0.6.8-3.i386.rpm | |
| GConf-1.0.9-4.i386.rpm | ||
| gnome-mime-data | gnome-mime-data-1.0.4-1.noarch.rpm | |
| gnome-vfs | gnome-vfs-1.0.5-4.i386.rpm | |
| audiofile | audiofile-0.2.3-1.i386.rpm | Probably not needed |
| esound | esound-0.2.24-1.i386.rpm | Probably not needed |
| gtk-engines | libungif-4.1.0-10.i386.rpm | |
| imlib-1.9.13-3.7.x.i386.rpm | ||
| gtk-engines-0.11-10.i386.rpm | ||
| libgtop | libgtop-1.0.12-8.i386.rpm | |
| libgail-gno | me | |
| gnome-applets | gnome-libs-1.4.1.2.90-14.i386.rpm | |
| libghttp-1.0.9-2.i386.rpm | ||
| gdk-pixbuf-gnome-0.14.0-8.i386.rpm | ||
| pygtk-0.6.9-3.i386.rpm | ||
| pygnome-1.4.2-3.i386.rpm | ||
| libglade-0.17-5.i386.rpm | ||
| pygtk-libglade-0.6.9-3.i386.rpm | ||
| libgnomeprint15-0.35-4.i386.rpm | ||
| xloadimage-4.1-21.i386.rpm | ||
| umb-scheme-3.2-21.i386.rpm | ||
| guile-1.3.4-19.i386.rpm | ||
| librep-0.15.1-3.i386.rpm | ||
| rep-gtk-0.15-7.i386.rpm | ||
| rep-gtk-gnome-0.15-7.i386.rpm | ||
| fortune-mod-1.0-20.i386.rpm | ||
| xscreensaver-3.33-4.i386.rpm | ||
| aumix-2.7-8.i386.rpm | ||
| control-center-1.4.0.1-31.i386.rpm | ||
| pygnome-libglade-1.4.2-3.i386.rpm | ||
| sawfish-1.0.1-9.i386.rpm | ||
| gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54.i386.rpm | ||
| gnome-applets-1.4.0.5-6.i386.rpm | ||
| gnome-utils | gnome-utils-1.4.0-9.i386.rpm | |
| gnome-games | gnome-games-1.4.0.1-5.i386.rpm | |
| librsvg | librsvg-1.0.2-1.i386.rpm | |
| gdm2 | sgml-common-0.6.3-9.noarch.rpm | |
| xml-common-0.6.3-9.noarch.rpm | ||
| docbook-dtds-1.0-8.noarch.rpm | ||
| openjade-1.3.1-4.i386.rpm | ||
| scrollkeeper-0.3.4-5.i386.rpm | ||
| xsri-2.0.3-1.i386.rpm | ||
| switchdesk-3.9.8-2.i386.rpm | ||
| xinitrc-3.22-1.noarch.rpm | ||
| libuser-0.50.2-1.i386.rpm | ||
| usermode-1.53-2.i386.rpm | ||
| gdm-2.2.3.1-23.i386.rpm | ||
| eel | eel-1.0.2-11.i386.rpm | |
| bug-buddy | bug-buddy-2.0.6-9.i386.rpm | |
| gtk-doc | perl-SGMLSpm-1.03ii-4.noarch.rpm | |
| docbook-style-dsssl-1.76-1.noarch.rpm | ||
| docbook-utils-0.6.9-25.noarch.rpm | ||
| gtk-doc-0.5.9-1.noarch.rpm | ||
| fnlib-0.5-9.i386.rpm | ||
installing package enlightenment-0.16.5-1 needs 8Mb on the / filesystem
oh well, guess I don''t need enlightenment!
EDIT /root/.vnc/xstartup TO LOOK LIKE THIS:
#!/bin/sh
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
exec gnome-session
YES, IT ACTUALLY WORKS...
I am going to try KDE next, I didn''t like gnome very much :P
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Article last modified: Sun Feb 29, 2004 1:28 pm







