Minimal kde or gnome [solved]

[littleb2005]

is it possible to install a minimal gnome or minimal kde in mandriva as am thinking of installing it

[ianw1974]

It is possible, it won't pull all packages, but it will install what is required to get Gnome/KDE installed and running.

[theYinYeti]

Welcome on board!

 

Mandriva uses a tool called urpm for managing RPM files. This tool has:

- text-mode front-ends: urpmi (install), urpme (remove), urpmq (query)…

- a graphical front-end: rpmdrake, which is available standalone or inside the Mandriva Control Center.

 

Using urpm, you can search RPM packages the name of which begin with "task-…": those are meta-packages that will install all dependences for a general aim. Among those are:

 

task-gnome

task-gnome-minimal

task-kde

task-kde4

task-kde4-minimal

 

So I suppose the answer is YES Mandriva can. But then it depends on what you call minimal.

 

Yves.

[medo3891]

is it possible to install a minimal gnome or minimal kde in mandriva as am thinking of installing it

Install using the mini dual iso: ftp://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandriva.co...ial/iso/2008.1/ and then install only task-kde or task-kde-minimal the same goes for gnome.

[ffi]

most minimal gnome possible is

 

urpmi gnome-panel

 

 

 

most minimal kde possible is 

 

urpmi kdebase

 

(not sure about kde though I useally install the full thing)

Edited August 23, 2008 by ffi

[littleb2005]

thread solved long time ago sorry forgot about it