Desktop Environment : GNOME Desktop2019/09/26 |
If you installed CentOS without GUI but now need GUI because of GUI required applications and so on, Install Desktop Environment like follows.
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[1] | Install GNOME Desktop Environment on this example. |
[root@dlp ~]# dnf -y group install "Server with GUI" |
[2] | After installing environment, to start Desktop session on CUI, re-login with a common user and run like follows. |
[cent@dlp ~]$
startx
# GNOME Shell starts by default but you'd like to use classic mode, set like follows and go startx
[cent@dlp ~]$
vi ~/.xinitrc # create new export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME-Classic:GNOME export GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=classic exec /usr/bin/gnome-session --session=gnome-classic startx
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[3] | Or, if you would like to change your System to Graphical Login as default, change setting like here and restart computer. Then, Graphical Login screen is shown like follows. |
[4] | When initial login for each user, they should select language or keyboard settings. After configuring initial login settings, GNOME Desktop session starts like follows. |
[5] | On RHEL 8 / CentOS 8, GNOME Shell is set default but if you would like to change to Classic mode like RHEL 7 / CentOS 7, then Click the icon that is placed on the left side of [Sign In] button on the login screen and Select [Classic] on the selection like follows. |
[6] | GNOME Desktop Classic Session starts. |
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