How to Enable GUI in LINUX 7 Inside Oracle VM
In this article, we are going to demonstrate how to enable/install GUI mode in LINUX 7.9 in side Oracle VM. This situation occurs when we don’t select the correct available option while installation for GUI/missing require packages. So when we start the server, we get the below text mode screen on the console instead of GUI which is similar looks to the putty terminal.
Follow below step by step to achieve enable GUI.
1. Update requires packages, execute the below command which will update all required packages to the latest along with the latest Linux from ULN.
[root@DBsGuruN1 ~]# yum update
Loaded plugins: langpacks, ulninfo
ol7_UEKR6 | 2.5 kB 00:00:00
ol7_latest | 2.7 kB 00:00:00
(1/5): ol7_UEKR6/x86_64/updateinfo | 95 kB 00:00:00
(2/5): ol7_latest/x86_64/group | 660 kB 00:00:00
(3/5): ol7_latest/x86_64/updateinfo | 3.1 MB 00:00:02
(4/5): ol7_UEKR6/x86_64/primary_db | 10 MB 00:00:04
(5/5): ol7_latest/x86_64/primary_db | 32 MB 00:00:07
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package 389-ds-base.x86_64 0:1.3.10.2-6.el7 will be updated
---> Package 389-ds-base.x86_64 0:1.3.10.2-9.el7_9 will be an update
---> Package 389-ds-base-libs.x86_64 0:1.3.10.2-6.el7 will be updated
---> Package 389-ds-base-libs.x86_64 0:1.3.10.2-9.el7_9 will be an update
--------------------Trimmed Data--------------------
---> Package xfsprogs.x86_64 0:4.5.0-22.0.1.el7 will be updated
---> Package xfsprogs.x86_64 0:5.4.0-1.0.1.el7 will be an update
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libzstd.x86_64 0:1.4.4-1.el7 will be installed
ol7_UEKR6/x86_64/filelists_db | 5.0 MB 00:00:00
ol7_latest/x86_64/filelists_db | 17 MB 00:00:03
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
==============================================================================================================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
==============================================================================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
kernel x86_64 3.10.0-1160.11.1.el7 ol7_latest 50 M
kernel-devel x86_64 3.10.0-1160.11.1.el7 ol7_latest 18 M
kernel-uek x86_64 5.4.17-2036.102.0.2.el7uek ol7_UEKR6 59 M
kernel-uek-devel x86_64 5.4.17-2036.102.0.2.el7uek ol7_UEKR6 16 M
Updating:
389-ds-base x86_64 1.3.10.2-9.el7_9 ol7_latest 1.7 M
389-ds-base-libs x86_64 1.3.10.2-9.el7_9 ol7_latest 714 k
---------------------Trimmed Data--------------------
x86_64 2:7.4.629-8.0.1.el7_9 ol7_latest 1.1 M
vim-filesystem x86_64 2:7.4.629-8.0.1.el7_9 ol7_latest 11 k
vim-minimal x86_64 2:7.4.629-8.0.1.el7_9 ol7_latest 443 k
xfsprogs x86_64 5.4.0-1.0.1.el7 ol7_UEKR6 1.0 M
Installing for dependencies:
libzstd x86_64 1.4.4-1.el7 ol7_UEKR6 259 k
Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================================
Install 4 Packages (+1 Dependent package)
Upgrade 159 Packages
Total download size: 349 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Delta RPMs disabled because /usr/bin/applydeltarpm not installed.
warning: /var/cache/yum/x86_64/7Server/ol7_latest/packages/389-ds-base-libs-1.3.10.2-9.el7_9.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID ec551f03: NOKEY
Public key for 389-ds-base-libs-1.3.10.2-9.el7_9.x86_64.rpm is not installed
(1/164): 389-ds-base-libs-1.3.10.2-9.el7_9.x86_64.rpm | 714 kB 00:00:00
(2/164): 389-ds-base-1.3.10.2-9.el7_9.x86_64.rpm | 1.7 MB 00:00:00
(3/164): NetworkManager-config-server-1.18.8-2.el7_9.noarch.rpm | 151 kB 00:00:00
---------------------Trimmed Data-------------------- | 5.9 MB 00:00:01
(161/164): vim-filesystem-7.4.629-8.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm | 11 kB 00:00:00
(162/164): vim-minimal-7.4.629-8.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm | 443 kB 00:00:00
(163/164): xfsprogs-5.4.0-1.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm | 1.0 MB 00:00:00
(164/164): vim-enhanced-7.4.629-8.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm | 1.1 MB 00:00:01
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 5.3 MB/s | 349 MB 00:01:05
Retrieving key from file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle
Importing GPG key 0xEC551F03:
Userid : "Oracle OSS group (Open Source Software group) <build@oss.oracle.com>"
Fingerprint: 4214 4123 fecf c55b 9086 313d 72f9 7b74 ec55 1f03
Package : 7:oraclelinux-release-7.9-1.0.9.el7.x86_64 (@anaconda/7.9)
From : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Updating : systemd-libs-219-78.0.1.el7_9.2.x86_64 1/323
Updating : libcom_err-1.45.4-3.0.5.el7.x86_64 2/323
Updating : 1:openssl-libs-1.0.2k-21.el7_9.x86_64 3/323
Updating : coreutils-8.22-24.0.1.el7_9.2.x86_64 4/323
---------------------Trimmed Data-------------------- 132/323
Updating : 1:NetworkManager-team-1.18.8-2.el7_9.x86_64 133/323
Updating : samba-client-4.10.16-9.el7_9.x86_64 134/323
Installing : kernel-3.10.0-1160.11.1.el7.x86_64 135/323
Installing : kernel-uek-5.4.17-2036.102.0.2.el7uek.x86_64 136/323
---------------------Trimmed Data-------------------- 319/323
Verifying : 1:grub2-pc-modules-2.02-0.87.0.1.el7.noarch 320/323
Verifying : httpd-2.4.6-95.0.1.el7.x86_64 321/323
Verifying : 1:NetworkManager-config-server-1.18.8-1.el7.noarch 322/323
Verifying : 32:bind-license-9.11.4-26.P2.el7.noarch 323/323
Installed:
kernel.x86_64 0:3.10.0-1160.11.1.el7 kernel-devel.x86_64 0:3.10.0-1160.11.1.el7 kernel-uek.x86_64 0:5.4.17-2036.102.0.2.el7uek kernel-uek-devel.x86_64 0:5.4.17-2036.102.0.2.el7uek
Dependency Installed:
libzstd.x86_64 0:1.4.4-1.el7
Updated:
389-ds-base.x86_64 0:1.3.10.2-9.el7_9 389-ds-base-libs.x86_64 0:1.3.10.2-9.el7_9 NetworkManager.x86_64 1:1.18.8-2.el7_9
NetworkManager-config-server.noarch 1:1.18.8-2.el7_9 NetworkManager-libnm.x86_64 1:1.18.8-2.el7_9 NetworkManager-team.x86_64 1:1.18.8-2.el7_9
NetworkManager-tui.x86_64 1:1.18.8-2.el7_9 autofs.x86_64 1:5.0.7-116.0.1.el7_9 bind.x86_64 32:9.11.4-26.P2.el7_9.3
---------------------Trimmed Data--------------------
tomcat-el-2.2-api.noarch 0:7.0.76-16.el7_9 tomcat-jsp-2.2-api.noarch 0:7.0.76-16.el7_9 tomcat-lib.noarch 0:7.0.76-16.el7_9
tomcat-servlet-3.0-api.noarch 0:7.0.76-16.el7_9 tuned.noarch 0:2.11.0-10.0.3.el7 tzdata.noarch 0:2021a-1.el7
tzdata-java.noarch 0:2021a-1.el7 vim-common.x86_64 2:7.4.629-8.0.1.el7_9 vim-enhanced.x86_64 2:7.4.629-8.0.1.el7_9
vim-filesystem.x86_64 2:7.4.629-8.0.1.el7_9 vim-minimal.x86_64 2:7.4.629-8.0.1.el7_9 xfsprogs.x86_64 0:5.4.0-1.0.1.el7
Complete!
2. Install GUI packages to change text mode to GUI mode.
[root@DBsGuruN1 ~]# yum groupinstall "Server with GUI"
Loaded plugins: langpacks, ulninfo
There is no installed groups file.
Maybe run: yum groups mark convert (see man yum)
Package 1:NetworkManager-config-server-1.18.8-2.el7_9.noarch already installed and latest version
Warning: Group core does not have any packages to install.
Warning: Group guest-agents does not have any packages to install.
Warning: Group base does not have any packages to install.
Group base does have 1 conditional packages, which may get installed.
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ModemManager.x86_64 0:1.6.10-4.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: ModemManager-glib(x86-64) = 1.6.10-4.el7 for package: ModemManager-1.6.10-4.el7.x86_64
---------------------Trimmed Data--------------------
--> Running transaction check
---> Package hyphen-en.noarch 0:2.8.6-5.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
===========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
===========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Installing for group install "Desktop Debugging and Performance Tools":
abrt-desktop x86_64 2.1.11-60.0.1.el7 ol7_latest 88 k
crash x86_64 7.2.7-1.0.3.el7 ol7_latest 2.7 M
libreport-gtk x86_64 2.1.11-53.0.1.el7 ol7_latest 101 k
Installing for group install "Dial-up Networking Support":
ModemManager x86_64 1.6.10-4.el7 ol7_latest 737 k
---------------------Trimmed Data-------------------- x86_64 7.7-14.el7 ol7_latest 102 k
yelp-libs x86_64 2:3.28.1-1.el7 ol7_latest 101 k
yelp-xsl noarch 3.28.0-1.el7 ol7_latest 203 k
zenity x86_64 3.28.1-1.el7 ol7_latest 4.0 M
Transaction Summary
===========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Install 193 Packages (+509 Dependent packages)
Total download size: 589 M
Installed size: 1.8 G
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
(1/702): ModemManager-glib-1.6.10-4.el7.x86_64.rpm | 232 kB 00:00:00
(2/702): NetworkManager-adsl-1.18.8-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm | 162 kB 00:00:00
---------------------Trimmed Data-------------------- | 178 kB 00:00:01
(702/702): zenity-3.28.1-1.el7.x86_64.rpm | 4.0 MB 00:00:00
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 3.0 MB/s | 589 MB 00:03:15
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : gstreamer1-1.10.4-2.el7.x86_64 1/702
Installing : libsecret-0.18.6-1.el7.x86_64 2/702
---------------------Trimmed Data-------------------- 700/702
Verifying : libnice-0.1.3-4.el7.x86_64 701/702
Verifying : 1:gnome-system-log-3.9.90-3.0.1.el7.x86_64 702/702
Installed:
ModemManager.x86_64 0:1.6.10-4.el7 NetworkManager-adsl.x86_64 1:1.18.8-2.el7_9 NetworkManager-libreswan-gnome.x86_64 0:1.2.4-2.el7
NetworkManager-ppp.x86_64 1:1.18.8-2.el7_9 PackageKit-command-not-found.x86_64 0:1.1.10-2.0.1.el7 PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin.x86_64 0:1.1.10-2.0.1.el7
---------------------Trimmed Data-------------------- xorg-x11-xinit.x86_64 0:1.3.4-2.el7 xvattr.x86_64 0:1.3-27.el7
yelp.x86_64 2:3.28.1-1.el7
Dependency Installed:
ModemManager-glib.x86_64 0:1.6.10-4.el7 NetworkManager-glib.x86_64 1:1.18.8-2.el7_9 NetworkManager-libreswan.x86_64 0:1.2.4-2.el7
NetworkManager-wifi.x86_64 1:1.18.8-2.el7_9 ORBit2.x86_64 0:2.14.19-13.el7 PackageKit.x86_64 0:1.1.10-2.0.1.el7
---------------------Trimmed Data--------------------
xorg-x11-server-utils.x86_64 0:7.7-20.el7 xorg-x11-xkb-utils.x86_64 0:7.7-14.el7 yelp-libs.x86_64 2:3.28.1-1.el7
yelp-xsl.noarch 0:3.28.0-1.el7 zenity.x86_64 0:3.28.1-1.el7
Complete!
3. Execute the below command to enable GUI on the next startup.
[root@DBsGuruN1 ~]# ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/runlevel5.target /etc/systemd/system/default.target
[root@DBsGuruN1 ~]#
4. Reboot the machine to effect GUI.
[root@DBsGuruN1 ~]# reboot
Congratulations…..after restarting the machine, we can see the system booted in GUI mode.
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