Well, here we go again...
I did a minimal install with V6 and now there is no GUI. Is the problem with the minimal install? Should I have picked something to give me a login screen at start-up?
[SOLVED] No GUI on start-up
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[SOLVED] No GUI on start-up
No problems. With [i]root[/i]'s powers just --
[code]
[b]yum grouplist | grep -iE 'gnome|windows'[/b]
[i]<look for the two relevant group names>[/i]
[b]yum groupinstall "[/b]group name 1[b]" "[/b]group name 2[b]"[/b]
[/code]
Drop back to your normal user status and --
[code]
[b]startx[/b]
[/code]
If a graphical environment starts correctly then logout of the GUI and re-elevate your powers back to that of [i]root[/i]. Edit your [b]/etc/inittab[/b] file and change the line currently reading as --
[code]
[b]id:[color=0000ff]3[/color]:initdefault:[/b]
[/code]
-- to be --
[code]
[b]id:[color=ff0000]5[/color]:initdefault:[/b]
[/code]
When the system is next re-booted, it will start in graphical more.
[code]
[b]yum grouplist | grep -iE 'gnome|windows'[/b]
[i]<look for the two relevant group names>[/i]
[b]yum groupinstall "[/b]group name 1[b]" "[/b]group name 2[b]"[/b]
[/code]
Drop back to your normal user status and --
[code]
[b]startx[/b]
[/code]
If a graphical environment starts correctly then logout of the GUI and re-elevate your powers back to that of [i]root[/i]. Edit your [b]/etc/inittab[/b] file and change the line currently reading as --
[code]
[b]id:[color=0000ff]3[/color]:initdefault:[/b]
[/code]
-- to be --
[code]
[b]id:[color=ff0000]5[/color]:initdefault:[/b]
[/code]
When the system is next re-booted, it will start in graphical more.
Re: No GUI on start-up
[code]
[b]yum grouplist | grep -iE 'gnome|windows'[/b]
[/code]
The line above produces no output at all. (Unless there is a problem with quotation marks.)
I looked at the output of yum grouplist and there was no entry named 'gnome' and the only entry with 'windows' is "X Window system".
BTW: There is no 'normal user", just the root account.
[b]yum grouplist | grep -iE 'gnome|windows'[/b]
[/code]
The line above produces no output at all. (Unless there is a problem with quotation marks.)
I looked at the output of yum grouplist and there was no entry named 'gnome' and the only entry with 'windows' is "X Window system".
BTW: There is no 'normal user", just the root account.
[SOLVED] No GUI on start-up
Solved.
I redid the installation but this time for the the "type" of installtion, I chose "Desktop" instead of "Minimal". I would not recommend that you choose "Minimal Desktop" That may bring up a very limited GUI.
I redid the installation but this time for the the "type" of installtion, I chose "Desktop" instead of "Minimal". I would not recommend that you choose "Minimal Desktop" That may bring up a very limited GUI.