How To Install a Desktop Environment On CentOS 6.5 Minimal

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After performing a base install of CentOS 6.5 using the minimal install CD, do the following to install a basic GNOME desktop environment:

# yum groupinstall "Desktop" "Desktop Platform" "X Window System" "Fonts"
 
Run the following on a particular package group in order to see detailed information including a description and which packages it will install.


# yum groupinfo groupname
 
There are additional package groups if you want something more than a basic desktop environment. For example.
 
# yum -y groupinstall "General Purpose Desktop"
 
To see a list of all the installed and available package groups:
 
 # yum grouplist
 
Once installed, you can start GNOME by running:
  
$ startx
 
or
 
$ /sbin/telinit 5
 
To have CentOS boot into runlevel 5 “X11″ instead of runlevel 3 “Full multiuser mode”, modify the /etc/inittab file to change start up level from.
 
id:3:initdefault: 
   

to

id:5:initdefault:
 
 
 

That's IT!!!

 

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