On 07/13/2014 09:41 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 09:09:55PM -0400, EGO-II.1 wrote:
Ok so I've gone ahead and gotten CentOS to install to a Unetbootin USB, but when I go to install it from there and get the usual command prompt, I try to get a GUI by going "startx"...but I get an error that says "startx: command not found" How do I get the GUI to install from the Live usb? (Mind you I chose the netinstall since it was smaller!) I have tried everything I know...but cannot seem to get the GUI to come up. (This also includes the "yum groupinstall "Desktop environment" command which I’m told is ALSO not found!...what gives?) any advice or help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated!
I put up a little page which gives, among other things, the packages you need to get a basic X with dwm (which isn't in repos.)
My page is at http://srobb.net/minimaldesktop.html
What desktop are you expecting to get.
If you're looking for the standard Gnome desktop, it's probably something like yum groupinstall 'Gnome Desktop' (or yum install @gnome-desktop-environment)
Thanks so much for the reply, I guess I should have RTFM huh? I was trying to get the Gnome desktop, but I think I will just try again later on in the week when time permits. I will definitely try the suggestions you gave me. But one thing I noticed?...is that even whenI type in just "yum" it returns a command not found......what would cause that? or am I just stoopid?....I know when the USB boots up it gives me the option to "Install CentOs" which I do select...and since it goes through all the motions and lands me at a "#" command prompt...then it MUST have installed properly....no? sorry for being such a pest.....
EGO II