On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:30:00 -0400, Beartooth wrote: > On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:09:44 +0100, Paul Howarth wrote inter alia : > >> As for downgrades, there's no "supported" way of doing it. It's do-able, >> but not easy, and I'd only try it as a last resort. >> >> To install gnome, try this: >> >> # yum groupinstall 'GNOME Desktop Environment' [...] > I'm in process of downloading the backup data with scp from the problem > machine to the testbed one that I already downgraded; once that finishes, > I'll try logging out, logging back in, logging into the new user (called > GnomeTest), and if need be rebooting; and then report back. Many thanks to > all! Alas! even with the groupinstall done, my new user gets a fine gnome desktop --but I as btth do not. -- Beartooth Staffwright, PhD Neo-Redneck Linux Convert FC5; CXO 5.0.1; Pine 4.64, Pan 0.14.2.91; Privoxy 3.0.3; Dillo 0.8.5, Galeon 2.0.1, Epiphany 2.14, Opera 8.54, Firefox 1.5 Remember I know precious little of what I am talking about.
