Is it possible to install KDE only rhel 7.5

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Hello All

I'm wondering is it possible to install kde desktop only with rhel 7.5 workstation i prefer not to have multiple desktop environments installed just because i believe its cleaner and more stable and your not seeing gnome applications in your list when your using kde etc

Kind Regards

Ryan

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Hi Ryan,

Interesting question, I don't have the workstation subscription, but I assume you can't choose the desktop environment during the system installation process from within the Anaconda installer - otherwise you wouldn't have asked. So I thought about a possible workaround : Sign up to the developer program, which gives you access to the original Server DVD (it is a "super-set" of all RHEL editions). Download the DVD, select "Minimal install", register the system, attach your subscription and install the "KDE group".
What about that ? Good idea ? Just give it a try ... :)

Regards,
Christian

Hi Christian

Good to see you again, you can choose the environment during the install but its not an either/or scenario, you get both DE's but if you try to remove gnome it breaks a whole bunch of dependencies and just fails (least it did last time i tried), thought there might be a trick to it.

I have the developer subscription, its running my virtual test server at the minute :)

Hi Ryan,

Nice to see you too - yes I know and agree with you that removing GNOME breaks a lot of stuff in most cases.
Hence I suggested to first install the basic system without any desktop environment and then the KDE group.

Regards,
Christian

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