Ok im using SUSE 9.1 Personal...and it doesnt have Gnome....also i dont have the ability to go online with SUSE...so i need a place i can get ALL the nesesary files to install Gnome 2.8...can ony one link me to them??

Thanks in advanced.

At the gnome ftp site, you can download ALL of the files necessary, but they're in tarball format. Here's the link: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/deskt...2.8.0/sources/ . You won't be able to install this if you haven't installed the gcc packages though. The personal version does not come with the development packages that are needed to install from source.

Good Luck.

I got GCCs installed....i didnt wanna compile it but oh well i guess i'll have to?

thanks..

I don't ave SuSE Personal, but I do run SuSE 9.1. (I downloaded the FTP install ISOs and installed for free) but if my memory serves correctly, during installation in YaST you have the option to switch to custom package selection and view by group, there is definitely a group for gnome. All of the packages you need should be able to be simply downloaded and installed with YaST no messing around with tarballs and consoles

(don't get me wrong a day with txt only mode and un-tarring archives can be a refreshing experience, but it isn't exactly a walk in the park)

I cant use YAST!!! i cant get online with SUSE plus Personal Ver dont have that option of adding gnome or whatever

If I were you (which I'm not) I would worry about getting online before I would worry about getting gnome

LOL..im working on that, trying to get a JOB so i can get cable internet =/ since my stupid 56k modem sucks...