Linux admin spends most of his time on working in terminal, there are some who like to work on GUI instead of terminal. By default, CentOS 7 installed as minimal vps, user intervention is required to change the installation type. This guide will help you to How To Install Gnome GUI on CentOS 7 on the top of the minimal server installation.
How To Install Gnome GUI on CentOS 7
Install Gnome GUI by issuing the following command
CentOS 7:
yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop" "Graphical Administration Tools"
RHEL 7:
yum groupinstall "Server with GUI"
Enable GUI on system start up. In CentOS 7, systemd uses ‘targets’ instead of runlevels;/etc/inittab file is no more used to change run levels. Issue the following command to enable the GUI on system start.
ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/runlevel5.target /etc/systemd/system/default.target
Reboot the system
After you reboot the system , the system will enter into the Gnome GUI interface automatically.
Installing additional applications
After logging in to the GNOME Desktop, you can now go to System > Administration > Add/Remove Software to manage application in CentOS. By using this wizard, you can install various applications similar to yum but through a GUI. Applications installed using this method will appear in the Application menu list. Congratulation’s! You have successfully installed Gnome. 