[ale] Switching from KDE to Gnome

[ringo]

I installed gnome system and gnome development. Then rebooted, but I
still get the same error.gnome-config: command not found.
I have a folder called /opt/gnome and in /opt/gnome/bin there a lot of
gnome-xxx files but no gnome-config. Is this where it should be? I did a
search in opt/gnome and included sub-directories but it did not find it.
Any ideas what I need to do?
Thanks
Ringo


-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Geoffrey
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 8:11 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Switching from KDE to Gnome

ringo wrote:
> Thanks, I'll dig around in Yast for a while. Here is why I'm talking
> about switching to Gnome.
> I'm working on a robot that is controlled by a laptop via the serial
> port. I'm writing the code in C. I would like to start doing some
basic
> graphics so I can draw a mp of where the robot has been. Just grids or
a
> 2d array of rectangles, that sort of thing. Since I have a lot of
stuff
> already written in C I would rather not switch langs to python or
> something and have to start over. I have a book called "Beginning
Linux
> Programming" That covers TCL, perl, etc. The only thing I have seen so
> far that is in C if Gnome-GTK. The book says you have to be running
> gnome to use it. I tried compiling a sample program from a KDE
terminal
> window and it could not find things like gnome.h.
> So, I'm assuming I need to use gnome for this to work, is this
correct?
> Is there another easy way to do some easy graphics and Gui stuff? I'm
a
> hardware guy, not a programmer so the easier the better.

You don't actually need to be running gnome, just have it installed. I 
personally prefer gnome over kde, but since you're knew to Linux, I'd 
suggest you stick with KDE.

Open Yast and select the option to install and remove software. Change 
the filter from 'Search' to 'Selections.'  Here you will find 'Gnome 
system' which is what you will want to install.

If you still want to get gnome running to check it out, once you install

it, you should be able to select it from the X login window.  If your 
box boots directly to X, not requiring a login, it's a bit more
involved.

Let me know if this is the case and I'll provide more info.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey
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