After installing Centos I often install some extra packages to make my life easier.
beesu A wrapper for su to use in the gui
gparted A partition editor
On Centos 7 it is often useful to have the yumextender available in the gui, it makes searching fo packages slightly easier at times.
The steps below are for either Centos 6 (64 bit) and Centos 7 (64 bit), please ensure you install the correct version for your OS.
Step | Code | Description |
1 | sudo yum install epel-release | Add the epel repo to yum |
2 | sudo rpm --import http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/RPM-GPG-KEY-nux.ro | Download and import nux GPG key |
3 | sudo rpm -Uvh http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el6/x86_64/nux-dextop-release-0-2.el6.nux.noarch.rpm | Download and install nux repository |
4 | yum install beesu gparted | Install beesu |
Step | Code | Description |
1 | sudo yum -y install epel-release | Add the epel repo to yum |
2 | sudo rpm --import http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/RPM-GPG-KEY-nux.ro | Import nux key |
3 | sudo yum install epel-release && rpm -Uvh http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el7/x86_64/nux-dextop-release-0-5.el7.nux.noarch.rpm | Add download and install nux utilities |
4 | sudo yum install yumex beesu gparted | Install yumextender an beesu |