How to install Graphical user Interface/GUI on RedHat 7 Linux

In this post going to see How to install Graphical user Interface/GUI on RedHat Linux.

We have 7 run levels in RedHat and in that, runlevel 5 is used for GUI.

Use below command to change from current runlevel to GUI(before changing to graphical mode, make sure GNOME package installed):

[root@server ~]# init 5

To set GUI as default runlevel, use the below command and reboot the machine.

[root@server ~]# systemctl set-default graphical.target

If without any error runlevel switched to GUI, than package is already installed in your machine.

If you are receiving any error, than you should install the GNOME package.

Let’s see how to install the GUI in RedHat 7.

We will use yum package manager to install the GUI.

We have two types of repository that, one is online and another one is local repository.First decide which repository going to use to install GNOME package.

If you’re machine connected with internet, register in redhat repository using below command.

[root@server ~]# subscription-manager register
[root@server ~]# subscription-manager refresh
[root@server ~]# subscription-manager attach --auto

To use local repository make sure its already configured in your machine. Click here to know how to configure local yum repository.

Use the below command to check the group name for GNOME installation.

[root@server ~]# yum grouplist
Loaded plugins: product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager
This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use su bscription-manager to register.
There is no installed groups file.
Maybe run: yum groups mark convert (see man yum)
Available Environment Groups:
 Minimal Install
 Infrastructure Server
 File and Print Server
 Basic Web Server
 Virtualization Host
 Server with GUI
Available Groups:
 Compatibility Libraries
 Console Internet Tools
 Development Tools
 Graphical Administration Tools
 Legacy UNIX Compatibility
 Scientific Support
 Security Tools
 Smart Card Support
 System Administration Tools
 System Management
Done

We should install “Server with GUI” using yum like below.

[root@server ~]# yum -y groupinstall "Server with GUI"

Now successfully installed GUI in our machine. Try to switch using “init 5” command.

Thanks for reading this post.

Reference: Red Hat Discussion