
Hey all, I have just installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.4 but can't get the GUI even by using 'startx' Any help is welcome. Regards.

The server install option doesn't install the desktop. You are probably in init 3. You need to install a desktop - gnome. On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 3:07 PM, Francis Nderitu via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote: Hey all, I have just installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.4 but can't get the GUI even by using 'startx' Any help is welcome. Regards. _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke

Hi, As Peter says, the server install is just for basic viability as a server, GUI is a customization option. Did you select the Desktop or Minimal Desktop Installation when you were doing the installation? If you missed those, "yum group-install <preferred-desktop>" is your friend. You will have to configure the RHEL6.4 media as a repository to install your preferred desktop- GNOME or KDE. On 8 April 2015 at 15:03, Francis Nderitu via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Hey all,
I have just installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.4 but can't get the GUI even by using 'startx'
Any help is welcome.
Regards.
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Thanks. Regards. On 8 April 2015 at 15:26, James Wanjau <bkwanjau@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
As Peter says, the server install is just for basic viability as a server, GUI is a customization option.
Did you select the Desktop or Minimal Desktop Installation when you were doing the installation?
If you missed those, "yum group-install <preferred-desktop>" is your friend. You will have to configure the RHEL6.4 media as a repository to install your preferred desktop- GNOME or KDE.
On 8 April 2015 at 15:03, Francis Nderitu via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Hey all,
I have just installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.4 but can't get the GUI even by using 'startx'
Any help is welcome.
Regards.
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install kdm,xdm or gdm On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Francis Nderitu via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Thanks.
Regards.
On 8 April 2015 at 15:26, James Wanjau <bkwanjau@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
As Peter says, the server install is just for basic viability as a server, GUI is a customization option.
Did you select the Desktop or Minimal Desktop Installation when you were doing the installation?
If you missed those, "yum group-install <preferred-desktop>" is your friend. You will have to configure the RHEL6.4 media as a repository to install your preferred desktop- GNOME or KDE.
On 8 April 2015 at 15:03, Francis Nderitu via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Hey all,
I have just installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.4 but can't get the GUI even by using 'startx'
Any help is welcome.
Regards.
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