RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 comes by default, as it has been for many years already with a GNOME desktop environment. From this reason, in a broader sense when we talk about GNOME desktop installation we normally talk about RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 workstation.
In this tutorial we will be installing GNOME desktop as part of the workstation
package group.
In this Install gnome on Redhat 8 tutorial you will learn:
- How to install Gnome Desktop on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8.
- How to change runlevel to boot to graphical interface in RHEL 8 / CentOS 8.
Software Requirements and Conventions Used
Category | Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used |
---|---|
System | RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 |
Software | Enabled package repository |
Other | Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command. |
Conventions |
# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user |
How to install gnome on Redhat 8 step by step instructions
- Login to the RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 console and enter the command line shell. Then, execute the following
dnf
command:
# dnf group list Updating Subscription Management repositories. Updating Subscription Management repositories. Last metadata expiration check: 0:42:10 ago on Fri 16 Nov 2018 21:53:15 EST. Available Environment Groups: Custom Operating System Server Installed Environment Groups: Minimal Install Workstation Available Groups: .NET Core Development RPM Development Tools Container Management Smart Card Support Scientific Support Security Tools Development Tools System Tools Headless Management Network Servers Legacy UNIX Compatibility Graphical Administration Tools
If all went well you should see the
Workstation
group listed as part of thednf
command output. - Use the
dnf
command to install theWorkstation
group:# dnf groupinstall workstation
This might take some time. Press
y
to continue with the installation:Transaction Summary ==================================================================================================================================================== Install 1018 Packages Total download size: 929 M Installed size: 2.8 G Is this ok [y/N]: y
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Once the GNOME desktop installation is completed the change default boot to graphical runlevel. This will ensure that next time you reboot the system, the system will boot to GUI which in this case is GNOME:
# systemctl set-default graphical.target
- Start graphical desktop session by executing:
# systemctl isolate graphical.target
Alternatively, reboot your system if possible.