Installing LXDE in Fedora 16

Installing LXDE in Fedora 16

I used the Add/Remove software application in the Gnome desktop to install LXDE desktop.
From terminal: yum install @lxde-desktop

I used Add/Remove software application to install KDE Login Manager.
KDE Login Manager is not needed, as GNOME manager now has option to change desktop.

I used yum to install system-switch-display-manager-gnome.

I ran the system-switch-displaymanager and used KDE manager.

Restarted X.

Selected LXDE from login manager.

On VirtualBox 4.1.8 on mac, use fn+host+f1-f6 to switch virtual terminal. f1 has first GUI.

Fedora 16 in VirtualBox

I downloaded the Live Install for Fedora 16.

I created a vdi virtual drive.

I installed Fedora.

All is good.

The install is limited to a small screen. In order to Fedora to use the full screen, the Additions must be installed.

From the VBox Device menu, choose Install Guest Additions.

Authenticate with the su password.

An error appeared about kernel-devel-... missing.

I opened a terminal window and switched to su.

yum install kernel-devel-...

Closed the window for the guest additions, but left the terminal open.

Forced an unmount to the Guest Additions, from the Device->CD menu.

Reran guest additions.

Error: could not find gcc.

Back in terminal window, did following (-y answers yes to all questions):

yum -y update kernel
yum -y install kernel-devel kernel-headers dkms gcc gcc-c++  

Reran additions. All OK.

Logged out/logged in. Full screen works.

Host key is right-control key, by default.

Host-F toggles full screen; Host-Home opens VBox menu.