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Mageia 4 Gnome Classic Icons

Posted:
Mar 1st, '14, 18:59
by curioususer
I have installed Mageia 4 and am using the Gnome Classic or fallbackmode.
However I cannot put any icons on the taskbar, what am I missing?
I also need the hide buttons for the taskbar which I have been using in Mageia 3.
Re: Mageia 4

Posted:
Mar 1st, '14, 19:19
by isadora
Curioususer, i advise to use meaningful titles. Just Mageia 4 just says nothing.
Try something like "How to get icons on the taskbar", or the likes.
Have a good day.

Re: Mageia 4 Gnome Classic Icons

Posted:
Mar 2nd, '14, 21:43
by martinw
Fallback mode has been removed from GNOME. The GNOME Classic mode provided in Mageia 4 superficially resembles it, but is lacking a number of features. I don't know whether you can do what you want to do in the new Classic mode - I tried and failed, gave up, and switched to using Cinnamon. Maybe someone who had more success than me will pop up and answer your question.
Re: Mageia 4 Gnome Classic Icons

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Mar 3rd, '14, 18:02
by rehcla
Mageia 4 with the MATE Desktop could also be a pleasing solution to your issue!
I have it running on a older desktop and I am quiet happy with it...
After installation you may want to add some packages like system-monitor or some features of the filemanager via the Packagemanager of Mageia.
Greetings
Re: Mageia 4 Gnome Classic Icons

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Mar 4th, '14, 00:44
by curioususer
I selected MATE but it does not start so am not yet sure what module I am missing. Mate is in the repositories but there have to be some dependencies which I have missed.
Similarly Cinnamon does not start but, I shall reinstall and maybe identify what is missing.
Re: Mageia 4 Gnome Classic Icons

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Mar 4th, '14, 01:12
by doktor5000
How and where did you select mate?
Re: Mageia 4 Gnome Classic Icons

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Mar 4th, '14, 14:23
by curioususer
I have installed both MATE and Cinnamon from the software updates menu. I selected Gnome when I did the install.
Maybe I will do better if I do clean install and then select 'other desktops', although I would have thought it would be the same.
As for Classic mode as it is selectable at boot time I would have thought that it should be possible to make it work.
Re: Mageia 4 Gnome Classic Icons

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Mar 4th, '14, 21:12
by martinw
Yes, it's possible to get Classic mode to work, but only to do what the GNOME developers designed it to do. That may not be what *you* want it to do

For Cinnamon, did you select and install the "task-cinnamon" package? It shouldn't be necessary to do a re-install - we just need to figure out which packages you are missing. What exactly happens when you try to start it?