[CentOS] CentOS 7 Gnome

[Richard]

> Date: Saturday, June 06, 2015 09:57:03 AM -0500
> From: "Dr. Mikeal Hughes" <macmikeal at me.com>
>
> I downloaded the DVD iso of CentOS 7. When I rebooted all I get is
> a command line. How can I install Mate on my CentOS install? This
> one is not going to be a server so a GUI would be a big help.
>  
>
>> On Jun 5, 2015, at 12:10 PM, Fred Smith
>> <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us
>> <mailto:fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>> wrote:
>> 
>> On Fri, Jun 05, 2015 at 02:56:04PM +0000, Richard wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Date: Friday, June 05, 2015 02:36:53 PM +0000
>>>> From: Chris Olson <chris_e_olson at yahoo.com
>>>> <mailto:chris_e_olson at yahoo.com>>
>>>> 
>>>> I installed CentOS 7 from the DVD iso file:
>>>> CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1503-01.iso Yum update was used (with no
>>>> update issues) to install and update many packages. The
>>>> installer is significantly different from CentOS 6 where one can
>>>> basicallychoose to "install everything" if one has the patience
>>>> to check all productsand all software options within those
>>>> categories.  During the CentOS 7 install,the "Development
>>>> Workstation" was selected with all options checked.
>>>> 
>>>> The new gnome Desktop menu bar still has Applications and
>>>> Places, but the Systemmenu is gone.  I even tried installing
>>>> the minimal CentOS 7 system and then addingthe gnome, but that
>>>> yielded the same result, still no System menu item on the bar.
>>>> 
>>>> One interesting fact is that the RH admin guide actually refers
>>>> to the System menu and other items on the menu bar but some of
>>>> them are actually absent.
>>>> Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7-Desktop_Migration_and_Administration
>>>> _Gu ide-en-US.pdf
>>>> 
>>>> Can anyone provide assistance in getting the system menu back in
>>>> gnome. Thanks
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Personally, I found that installing/switching to MATE (available
>>> from the EPEL repository) was the easiest solution for my many
>>> Gnome-3 annoyances. You'll get the system menu pulldown, and many
>>> other things you are used to from Gnome-2, back.
>>> 
>>>  - Richard
>> 
>> I agree with this, I use the MATE desktop and like it just fine.
>> HOWEVER, please make sure you install the epel repo first, since
>> MATE is not part of Centos.
>> 
>> -- 
>> ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us

> I downloaded the DVD iso of CentOS 7. When I rebooted all I get is
> a command line. How can I install Mate on my CentOS install? This
> one is not going to be a server so a GUI would be a big help.
>
> Mikeal Hughes, N9GI
>

It's possible that you are simply defaulting to non-graphical mode
(multi- or single-user) for some reason, or it may be that you
didn't install a graphical environment.

First, check your "target" level (previously called runlevel), with
the command:

   systemctl get-default

As the notes in the /etc/inittab file (which isn't used any longer)
indicate, you can use the "systemctl set-default ..." command to
change your target/runlevel to graphical. If you have a graphical
interface installed that should get you to it when you reboot after
changing your target level.

MATE is in the EPEL repository. You should look at:

  <http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories>

for details on it, and other 3rd party repositories, and how to set
it up.


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