On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Yasha Karant <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> We are attempting to configure the current default (gnome) desktop and work
> environment on SL 7 .  The release notes do not contain adequate accessible
> information, nor can we find the information we need in a ready manner.
> There is a gnome url with many links, such as,
>
> https://help.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/

Feature picking for specific applications and gnome is a nightmare,
and not worth your time in most cases. Simply insall the full suite to
avoid the subtle dependency nightmares.

> but there does not seem to be an actual searchable list of
> functions/applets/functionalities and the settings thereof, let alone what
> variants EL7 uses, nor does SL7 seem to have any immediate way to find the
> appropriate RPMs.  For example, add/remove software (on a fresh install --
> nothing but the default repositories) did not find workspace switcher, but a
> web search found an EL7 CentOS rpm for this purpose that was installable
> through the GUI application made available when clicking on the downloaded
> file in the browser download list.
>
> Does anyone have straightforward methods to find this information without a
> concerted "easter egg" hunt?
>
> Yasha Karant

I think that this is not a fundamentally RHEL or Scientific Linux
issue. This is the result of design decisions in the Gnome development
community.