Add Graphical User Interface (GNOME) to a CentOS Minimal Install
Impatient? follow through 😉
Install Desktop Packages
# yum -y groupinstall “Desktop” “Desktop Platform” “X Window System” “Fonts”
Optional GUI packages
# yum -y groupinstall “Graphical Administration Tools”
# yum -y groupinstall “Internet Browser”
# yum -y groupinstall “General Purpose Desktop”
# yum -y groupinstall “Office Suite and Productivity”
# yum -y groupinstall “Graphics Creation Tools”
Autoboot in GUI
Edit /etc/inittab
Change line
id:3:initdefault:
To
id:5:initdefault:
REBOOT
