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22 changes: 11 additions & 11 deletions docs/guides/desktop/mate_installation.md
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* A computer (laptop or workstation) with a screen and everything.
* A desire to run the MATE desktop instead of the default GNOME one.

=== "9.0"
=== "9"

## 9.0: Introduction
## 9: Introduction

The development team for Rocky Linux 9.0 have made installing MATE, and other popular desktop environments, easy by including live images. A live image, for those that may not know what that is, is a bootable image that will load the OS without installation. Once loaded, you have the option to install it to your machine's disk drive and use it.
The development team for Rocky Linux 9 have made installing MATE, and other popular desktop environments, easy by including live images. A live image, for those that may not know what that is, is a bootable image that will load the OS without installation. Once loaded, you have the option to install it to your machine's disk drive and use it.

## 9.0: Get, Verify, and Write the MATE Live Image
## 9: Get, Verify, and Write the MATE Live Image

Prior to installation, the first step is to download the live image and write that to a DVD or a USB thumb drive. As stated earlier, the image will be bootable, just like any other installation media for Linux. You can find the latest MATE image in the download section for Rocky Linux 9 [live images](https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9.0/live/x86_64/). Note this particular link assumes x86_64 as your architecture, and as of this writing, that is the only architecture this particular live image is available for. Download both the live image and checksum files.

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If the checksum for the file returns OK, you are now ready to write your ISO image to your media. This procedure is different depending the OS you are using, the media, and the tools. We are assuming here that you know how to write the image to your media.

## 9.0: Booting
## 9: Booting

This again is different by machine, BIOS, OS, etc. You'll need to make sure that your machine is set to boot to whatever your media is (DVD or USB) as the first boot device. You should be presented with this screen if you are successful:

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![mate-live](images/mate_live.png)

## 9.0: Installing MATE
## 9: Installing MATE

At this point, you can use the MATE environment and see if you like it. Once you've decided that you would like to use it permanently, double-click the option to **Install to Hard Drive**.

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![mate_desktop](images/mate_desktop.png)

=== "8.6"
=== "8"

## 8.6: Install Rocky Linux Minimal
## 8: Install Rocky Linux Minimal

When installing Rocky Linux, we used the following sets of packages:

* Minimal
* Standard

## 8.6: Enabling Repositories
## 8: Enabling Repositories

You need the Powertools repository and the EPEL repository. Go ahead and enable those now:

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Go ahead and run `dnf update` to make sure all of the enabled repositories are read into the system.

## 8.6: Installing Packages
## 8: Installing Packages

The next thing we need are a lot of packages. You can install these by simply copying and pasting the following into the command line on your machine:

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sudo dnf install lightdm-settings lightdm
```

## 8.6: Final Steps
## 8: Final Steps

Now that we have everything we need installed, the next thing we need to do is set the minimal install to boot into the Graphical User Interface (GUI). We can do this by entering:

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* A Workstation or Laptop
* A desire to run XFCE as your desktop instead of the default GNOME desktop

=== "9.0"
=== "9"

## 9.0: Introduction
## 9: Introduction

The development team for Rocky Linux 9.0 have made installing XFCE, and other popular desktop environments, easy by including live images. A live image, for those that may not know what that is, is a bootable image that will load the OS without installation. Once loaded, you have the option to install it to your machine's disk drive and use it.
The development team for Rocky Linux 9 have made installing XFCE, and other popular desktop environments, easy by including live images. A live image, for those that may not know what that is, is a bootable image that will load the OS without installation. Once loaded, you have the option to install it to your machine's disk drive and use it.

## 9.0: Get, Verify, and Write the XFCE Live Image
## 9: Get, Verify, and Write the XFCE Live Image

Prior to installation, the first step is to download the live image and write that to a DVD or a USB thumb drive. As stated earlier, the image will be bootable, just like any other installation media for Linux. You can find the latest XFCE image in the download section for Rocky Linux 9 [live images](https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9.0/live/x86_64/).
Note that this particular link assumes x86_64 is your processor's architecture.
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If the checksum for the file returns OK, you are now ready to write your ISO image to your media. This procedure is different depending on the OS you are using, the media, and the tools. We are assuming here that you know how to write the image to your media.

## 9.0: Booting
## 9: Booting

This again is different by machine, BIOS, OS, etc. You'll need to make sure that your machine is set to boot to whatever your media is (DVD or USB) as the first boot device. You should be presented with this screen if you are successful:

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![xfce_install](images/xfce_install.png)

## 9.0: Installing XFCE
## 9: Installing XFCE

At this point, you can use the XFCE environment and see if you like it. Once you've decided that you would like to use it permanently, double-click the option to Install to Hard Drive.

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![xfce_desktop](images/xfce_desktop.png)

=== "8.6"
=== "8"

## 8.6: Install Rocky Linux Minimal
## 8: Install Rocky Linux Minimal

!!! note

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* Minimal
* Standard

## 8.6: Run System Update
## 8: Run System Update

First, run the server update command to let the system rebuild the repository cache, so that it could recognize the packages available in that.

```
dnf update
```

## 8.6: Enabling Repositories
## 8: Enabling Repositories

We need the unofficial repository for XFCE in the EPEL repository, to run on Rocky 8.x versions.

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Again, you will be presented with a warning message about the repository. Go ahead and answer `Y` to the prompt.

## 8.6: Check The Available Environments and Tools in the Group
## 8: Check The Available Environments and Tools in the Group

Now that the repositories are enabled, run the following commands to check everything.

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Go ahead and run `dnf update` one more time to make sure all of the enabled repositories are read into the system.

## 8.6: Installing Packages
## 8: Installing Packages

To install XFCE, run:

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dnf install lightdm
```

## 8.6: Final Steps
## 8: Final Steps

We need to disable `gdm`, which gets added and enabled during *dnf groupinstall "xfce"*:

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## Conclusion

XFCE is a light environment with simple interface. It is an alternative to the default GNOME desktop on Rocky Linux. If you are running Rocky Linux 9.0, the developers have created a handy live image that speeds the installation process.
XFCE is a light environment with simple interface. It is an alternative to the default GNOME desktop on Rocky Linux. If you are running Rocky Linux 9, the developers have created a handy live image that speeds up the installation process.