RHEL/CentOS/Rocky 7+ Guide (x64)
This Installation Guide will allow you to install the MaXXdesktop on a RedHat, CentOS and Rocky Linux Distribution from version 7 and above.
Release Notes for Indigo MAX IMPACT v2.1.1
Backup Older MaXXdesktop Installation
To guaranty a successful installation or upgrade, you must backup your current MaXXdesktop installation. Follow the simple instructions below.
It is VERY IMPORTANT to backup your older MaXXdesktop installation outside a running MaXXdesktop session. Ideally from the text console or from another desktop session like GNOME or KDE.
1. Backup you current MaXXdesktop Installation.
$ su or sudo -s
cd /opt
mv MaXX MaXX-old
exit
$2. Run the following commands (AS ROOT) to remove deprecated files from older version 2.0 of MaXXdesktop.
This step is optional in case you modified or installed old MaXX GTK Themes. At this point you probably know what your are doing...
$ su or sudo -s
rm /usr/share/themes/IndigoMagic
rm /usr/share/themes/Rio
rm /usr/share/themes/Gotham
rm /usr/share/themes/MaXX*
exit
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Prerequisites
Below are the prerequisites for installing and running MaXXdesktop and some older X11/Motif applications...
Storage Space Requirements
120MB in /tmp partition (something it is part of the / 'root' partition)
500MB in /opt partition (something it is part of the / 'root' partition)Software Package Requirements
Depending on the distribution, users must replace 'dnf' command with 'yum'
$ su or sudo -s
dnf update
dnf install epel-release // <-- additional repo for cool CentOS packages
dnf install pavucontrol
// Required to ensure compatibility with X11 apps such XTERM, MXTERM, & etc.
dnf install cpp libXaw ncurses ncurses-compat-libs
// Older xfonts required as a backward compatibility safety net
dnf install xterm xterm-resize
dnf install xorg-x11-fonts-misc.noarch bitmap-fonts-compat.noarch
dnf install xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi.noarch xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi.noarch
dnf install xorg-x11-fonts-100dpi.noarch xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi.noarch
// Mandatory Fonts for Modern Look
dnf install dejavu-sans-mono-fonts google-noto-fonts-common google-noto-sans-fonts google-noto-mono-fonts google-noto-sans-ui-fonts
exit
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Installation
Now let's install the MaXX Interactive Desktop onto your system. Follow the simple instructions to download and run the installer.
You will need ROOT access or sudo to run some of the commands
Download and Install MaXX Interactive Desktop - Indigo MAX IMPACT v2.1.1
$ cd /tmp
$ wget https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/cdn.maxxinteractive.com/maxx-desktop-installer/MaXX-Desktop-LINUX-x64-2.1.1-Installer.sh
$ chmod a+x MaXX-Desktop-LINUX-x64-2.1.1-Installer.sh
$ su or sudo -s
/tmp/MaXX-Desktop-LINUX-x64-2.1.1-Installer.sh
exit
$
Post Installation - Upgrade User Preferences
This step is ONLY for MaXX Desktop v2.1 users whom are required to upgrade their User Preferences.
1. Run the following commands (UNDER YOUR NORMAL USER) to upgrade your MaXXdesktop User Preferences.
$ cd $HOME
$ /opt/MaXX/share/misc/HOME/MaXX-Desktop-v2.1.1-upgrade.sh
$
Almost Done
Log out or simply restart your computer to allow GDM to take into account the new addition.
Once your system is rebooted, you can now choose MaXX Interactive Desktop from GDM's available session menu.
To customize your environment, refer to this book.
Congratulation and Welcome to MaXXdesktop!