On 28/07/16 20:20, Yasha Karant wrote:
> On 07/28/2016 11:33 AM, John Pilkington wrote:
>> On 28/07/16 18:44, Yasha Karant wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> Several observations, questions -- all pertaining to SL 7.2 / mate (if a
>>> KDE, etc., application/interface works under mate, such qualify as
>>> "mate").
>>>
>>> Q1 I previously had gpk-application as the primary software GUI
>>> installer.  This has been replaced by gnome-software that appears quite
>>> different.
>>>
>>> Q1.1 Is there a GUI application that will list all installed RPMs
>>> (obviously, this does not work for packages installed/built other than
>>> through the RPM methodology)?
>>>
>>> Q1.2  Is there a GUI means to select software sources (repositories) to
>>> enable/disable these at will?
>>>
>>> Q1.3 Other than a web search for an application RPM followed by the
>>> command line yum install, is there a GUI application other than
>>> gnome-software to list all available applications from all
>>> selected/installed repositories?
>>>
>>> Q2  How does yumex work in 7.2 -- the same as in 7 previous?
>>
>> For me, with a single-box, single-HD 7.2 KDE plasma installation, it
>> does Q1.1, Q1.2, Q1.3 competently with a slower but much friendlier
>> response than the command-line; but you will probably need to have
>> that in reserve.
>
> What is the name (file name and RPM) of the KDE application that you are
> using?  Presumably, if I login using KDE Plasma, I would find this (I
> also specify SL to install KDE) and could track down the actual name of
> the file (via ps axw in any event).  Mate runs KDE applications (as did
> and presumably does gnome).  I use k3b as my preferred CD/DVD burning
> application now that Nero Linux does no longer seem to work under SL
> (stopped with the upgrade to SL 7).

You asked about yumex.  That's what I'm using:

https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/y/yumex-3.0.17-1.el7.noarch.rpm

so '# yum install yumex' would presumably get you started.

I use the KD(esktop)E(nvironment) but I have no idea how much of that is 
required.  yumex needs (among others) pygtk2.  You must have any repos 
you might need defined in /etc/yum.repos.d/ but then you can 
enable/disable them either 'permanently' (right-click) or for immediate use.

>>
>>>
>>> There are other small glitches and changes, but nothing severe for the
>>> nonce.
>>>
>