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Linux Centos dedicated server?
Altiris:
--- Quote from: TheBlackParrot on June 13, 2013, 04:43:10 AM ---Why would you use Gnome 2
If you want to use Gnome 2 for some odd reason on a server, get MATE. Gnome 2 isn't maintained anymore.
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It's still fast, probably not as fast as openbox but just because its not maintained anymore doesn't mean it's not worth using, it's not like when they stopped support for it the last release was somethig unstable. Well actually no you're right, there's this whole glitch with the icons on the top right panel moving around when you log in as a different user.
@OP, if you want you can install GNOME 2 and IMO it has the best login screen (http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Image:Centos_6_login_screen.png) and then you can always install something like Openbox on there too. When you go to sign in, in the bottom left corner there is a little rectangle with a pull down arrow, click that and you can change between desktop environments.
Kingdaro:
MATE is literally an updated version of Gnome 2. Using Gnome 2 is pointless.
Also, Cinnamon on Mint totally has a way better login.
Altiris:
--- Quote from: Kingdaro on June 13, 2013, 10:12:08 AM ---MATE is literally an updated version of Gnome 2. Using Gnome 2 is pointless.
Also, Cinnamon on Mint totally has a way better login.
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Yeah, but for some reason when I install other DEs, the login screen from whatever was the first DE to be installed is still what shows up on the login screen. I also personally prefer the design of GNOME (two bars) than MATE that's in linux mint so here is another option, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/MATE_1.6_on-Debian-Wheezy.png
Looks really rock solid and clean.
crythor:
Can anyone help set it up?
TheBlackParrot:
We're talking about a server here though. He's not going to use it for everyday activities. Gnome 2 and MATE are just going to pointlessly use resources, even if he has some high-tier specs.
Openbox dependencies. (may differ slightly on CentOS)
MATE dependencies. (may differ slightly)
And if you really need a login manager, LXDM is extremely lightweight and I've never had any issues with it, although an .xinitrc file + the 'startx' command should be enough for Openbox.
--- Quote from: crythor on June 13, 2013, 06:16:33 PM ---Can anyone help set it up?
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What specifically do you need set up?