How-to Install CentOS 7 Gnome Desktop on a VirtualBox VM Easy Visual Guide
May 8th, 2017 by thelinuxevangelistLinux CentOS 7 Gnome Quick-Start on VirtualBox
The Tutorial Shows You Visually and Step-by-Step How-to Install CentOS 7 Gnome 3 64bit GNU/Linux Desktop on a VirtualBox Virtual Machine.
Installing CentOS 7 Gnome Desktop on a VirtualBox Virtual Machine is Quick and Easy for Everyone.
CentOS 7 New Features:
- Kernel updated to 3.10.0
- Support for Linux Containers
- Open VMware Tools and 3D graphics drivers out of the box
- OpenJDK-7 as default JDK
- In Place Upgrade from 6.5 to 7.0 (as already mentioned)
- LVM-snapshots with ext4 and XFS
- Switch to systemd, firewalld and GRUB2
- XFS as default file system
- iSCSI and FCoE in kernel space
- Support for PTPv2
- Support for 40G Ethernet Cards
- Supports installations in UEFI Secure Boot mode on compatible hardware
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Download CentOS 7 Gnome Live Desktop:
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How-to Create and Run a VirtualBox VM from Linux ISO
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Start CentOS Gnome Live
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Double-Click on “Install to Hard Drive” on Desktop
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Select the Language
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Set the Installation Destination
Re-Select the Hard Drive and Possibly Make a Custom Partitioning…
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Begin the Installation
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Set the Root Password
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Create a User
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Quit to Reboot
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Login into CentOS Gnome 3 Desktop
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First Configuration
Eventually Setup the Cloud Account Access
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Enjoy Your New CentOS 7 Gnome Desktop
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