> Date: Saturday, June 06, 2015 09:57:03 AM -0500 > From: "Dr. Mikeal Hughes" <macmikeal@xxxxxx> > > I downloaded the DVD iso of CentOS 7. When I rebooted all I get is > a command line. How can I install Mate on my CentOS install? This > one is not going to be a server so a GUI would be a big help. > > >> On Jun 5, 2015, at 12:10 PM, Fred Smith >> <fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: >> >> On Fri, Jun 05, 2015 at 02:56:04PM +0000, Richard wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Date: Friday, June 05, 2015 02:36:53 PM +0000 >>>> From: Chris Olson <chris_e_olson@xxxxxxxxx >>>> <mailto:chris_e_olson@xxxxxxxxx>> >>>> >>>> I installed CentOS 7 from the DVD iso file: >>>> CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1503-01.iso Yum update was used (with no >>>> update issues) to install and update many packages. The >>>> installer is significantly different from CentOS 6 where one can >>>> basicallychoose to "install everything" if one has the patience >>>> to check all productsand all software options within those >>>> categories. During the CentOS 7 install,the "Development >>>> Workstation" was selected with all options checked. >>>> >>>> The new gnome Desktop menu bar still has Applications and >>>> Places, but the Systemmenu is gone. I even tried installing >>>> the minimal CentOS 7 system and then addingthe gnome, but that >>>> yielded the same result, still no System menu item on the bar. >>>> >>>> One interesting fact is that the RH admin guide actually refers >>>> to the System menu and other items on the menu bar but some of >>>> them are actually absent. >>>> Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7-Desktop_Migration_and_Administration >>>> _Gu ide-en-US.pdf >>>> >>>> Can anyone provide assistance in getting the system menu back in >>>> gnome. Thanks >>>> >>> >>> Personally, I found that installing/switching to MATE (available >>> from the EPEL repository) was the easiest solution for my many >>> Gnome-3 annoyances. You'll get the system menu pulldown, and many >>> other things you are used to from Gnome-2, back. >>> >>> - Richard >> >> I agree with this, I use the MATE desktop and like it just fine. >> HOWEVER, please make sure you install the epel repo first, since >> MATE is not part of Centos. >> >> -- >> ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > I downloaded the DVD iso of CentOS 7. When I rebooted all I get is > a command line. How can I install Mate on my CentOS install? This > one is not going to be a server so a GUI would be a big help. > > Mikeal Hughes, N9GI > It's possible that you are simply defaulting to non-graphical mode (multi- or single-user) for some reason, or it may be that you didn't install a graphical environment. First, check your "target" level (previously called runlevel), with the command: systemctl get-default As the notes in the /etc/inittab file (which isn't used any longer) indicate, you can use the "systemctl set-default ..." command to change your target/runlevel to graphical. If you have a graphical interface installed that should get you to it when you reboot after changing your target level. MATE is in the EPEL repository. You should look at: <http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories> for details on it, and other 3rd party repositories, and how to set it up. [please don't top post -- or at least keep the posting order consistent.] _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos