Install Desktop on Centos 6

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It used the be the case in previous versions of CentOS that one could install a gnome desktop or kde desktop by using yum groupinstall.

However, in centos 6 it is generalized. To install a desktop one can still use the groupinstall, however it is now generic. To install it do:

yum groupinstall 'Desktop'

Make sure to edit /etc/inittab and change the runlevel to 5, otherwise the desktop environment will not be brought up.

cat /etc/inittab
...
id:5:initdefault:

Then reboot your centos 6 host for the settings to take effect.

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