Hi I tried to install a "pure" XFCE system but I can't It looks like in order to install XFCE, I have to install also GNOME. It is so very counterproductive because my idea was to setup a small,efficient system specifically without GNOME or KDE's overhead. This is an old computer, with a Celeron processor Take a look at this, this is the result of sudo groupinstall XFCE: ----------------------- Dependencies Resolved =============================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size =============================================================================================================== Installing: Thunar i386 0.9.0-4.fc9 fedora 5.7 M gdm i386 1:2.24.0-12.fc10 fedora 1.1 M thunar-archive-plugin i386 0.2.4-5.fc10 fedora 39 k thunar-volman i386 0.2.0-2.fc9 fedora 84 k xfce-utils i386 4.4.3-1.fc10 fedora 320 k xfce4-mailwatch-plugin i386 1.1.0-1.fc10 fedora 375 k xfce4-mixer i386 4.4.3-2.fc10 updates 189 k xfce4-panel i386 4.4.3-1.fc10 fedora 505 k xfdesktop i386 4.4.2-6.fc10 fedora 2.7 M Updating: control-center-filesystem i386 1:2.24.0.1-11.fc10 updates 40 k Installing for dependencies: PolicyKit-gnome i386 0.9-3.fc10 fedora 123 k Terminal i386 0.2.8.3-1.fc10 fedora 1.6 M at-spi i386 1.24.0-5.fc10 fedora 242 k control-center i386 1:2.24.0.1-11.fc10 updates 2.4 M eel2 i386 2.24.1-4.fc10 updates 266 k evolution-data-server i386 2.24.3-1.fc10 updates 4.0 M exo i386 0.3.4-3.fc10 fedora 728 k fedora-gnome-theme noarch 8.0.0-7.fc10 fedora 11 k fedora-icon-theme noarch 1.0.0-4.fc10 fedora 115 k gnome-desktop i386 2.24.3-1.fc10 updates 1.0 M gnome-mount i386 0.8-1.fc9 fedora 148 k gnome-panel-libs i386 2.24.3-1.fc10 updates 60 k gnome-python2 i386 2.22.3-1.fc10 fedora 36 k gnome-python2-gnome i386 2.22.3-1.fc10 fedora 83 k gnome-python2-gnomevfs i386 2.22.3-1.fc10 fedora 84 k gnome-session i386 2.24.3-1.fc10 updates 596 k gnome-settings-daemon i386 2.24.1-7.fc10 updates 449 k gnome-themes noarch 2.24.3-1.fc10 updates 1.6 M gnome-vfs2 i386 2.24.0-3.fc10 fedora 921 k gtk2-engines i386 2.16.1-1.fc10 fedora 313 k libbonoboui i386 2.24.0-1.fc10 fedora 372 k libcanberra-gtk2 i386 0.10-3.fc10 updates 20 k libgail-gnome i386 1.20.1-1.fc10 fedora 26 k libgnome i386 2.24.1-7.fc10 fedora 693 k libgnomeui i386 2.24.0-2.fc10 fedora 1.0 M libnotify i386 0.4.4-12.fc10 fedora 34 k metacity i386 2.24.0-2.fc10 fedora 1.5 M notification-daemon i386 0.3.7.90-1.svn3009.fc10 fedora 49 k notification-daemon-engine-nodoka i386 0.1.0-3.fc10 fedora 27 k plymouth-gdm-hooks i386 0.6.0-0.2008.11.17.3.fc10 fedora 16 k -- ------------------------------ /\_/\ |O O| <a href="mailto:pepebuho@pananet.com">pepebuho@pananet.com</a> ~~~~ Javier Perez ~~~~ While the night runs ~~~~ toward the day... m m Pepebuho watches from his high perch.