Re: [oe] packagegroup-gnome-desktop is not a desktop

[Markus Volk <f_l_k@t-online.de>]

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Hi,
packagegroup-gnome-desktop should install enough to eventually run 
'gnome-shell' from a login-shell (if using systemd and wayland)
I've seen that gdm is not installed in packagegroup-gnome-desktop, so 
that might be the part of the puzzle that you're missing.

On Wed, Aug 27 2025 at 05:54:54 +00:00:00, Mike Looijmans via 
lists.openembedded.org <mike.looijmans=topic.nl@lists.openembedded.org> 
wrote:
> As an alternative to XFCE, I wanted to try and create a Gnome desktop 
> environment. I ignorantly assumed that "packagegroup-gnome-desktop" 
> (what's in a name) would create some basic desktop, much like 
> packagegroup-xfce-extended does.
> 
> However, adding that to my image results in all screens remaining 
> black, even though it creates a 700MB image, it doesn't appear to 
> have a display manager.
> 
> What am I missing?
> Met vriendelijke groet / kind regards,
> 
> Mike Looijmans
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