How-to Install the Gnome 3 Desktop on Oracle Enterprise Linux 7 Server Easy Guide

June 28th, 2014 by thelinuxevangelist

The Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install the Gnome 3 Graphical Desktop on Top of Oracle Enterprise Linux 7 Server i686/x8664.

Oracle Linux 7 supports the use of the following kernels:

Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK), based on mainline Linux version 3.10.
Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 3 (UEK R3), starting with 3.8.13, based on mainline Linux version 3.8. This is the default kernel.

Login into Oracle Enterprise Linux Server Shell
Check if YUM is Correctly Setup
```
su 
```
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution
```
repolist all
```
How-to Make a Local YUM Repo from DVD on Oracle Linux:

Oracle-Linux Local YUM Setup

Setup Local Yum on Oracle Linux.
Installing Graphical Desktop for Oracle Linux Server
```
yum groupinstall "Server with GUI"
```
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exit
```
Starting X Desktop for Oracle Linux Server
```
startx
```
How-to Start X Window Desktop on Boot for Oracle Linux 7:

OEL 7 Run Desktop at Boot

Boot into Desktop on systemd.