Kickstart file does not create a Desktop CentOS 7 rather a server based CentOS 7?

sysmicuser · 07-22-2018, 07:51 AM

Hey Guys,

Please find below the snippet of my Kickstart file.

Code:

root@PXEBOOT1 ~]# cat /var/ftp/pub/ks.cfg
# Installation logging level
install

lang en_US.UTF-8

keyboard us

timezone  Australia/Melbourne

auth --useshadow --enablemd5

selinux --permissive

firewall --enabled

services --enabled=NetworkManager, sshd

eula --agreed

#Use FTP Location
url --url="ftp://192.168.1.101/pub/"

bootloader --location=mbr

# Clear the Master Boot Record
zerombr
clearpart --all --initlabel

autopart --type=lvm
# Partition clearing information
#clearpart --all --initlabel --drives=sda

rootpw --iscrypted $1$hBplWl9M$drAkUSbJrtvrHCpAANflb1

user --name=jim --iscrypted --password=$1$hBplWl9M$drAkUSbJrtvrHCpAANflb1

%packages
@base
@gnome-desktop
%end
halt
[root@PXEBOOT1 ~]#

Unfortunately, when the VM boots up. It goes directly runlevel 3 (Server mode) rather than a Desktop.

I also tried to do init 5 but that does not work.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thank you

rtmistler · 07-23-2018, 05:49 AM

Unsure if this helps, but I'd start with someone's basic desktop, like this one and then customize from there.

michaelk · 07-23-2018, 09:12 AM

In addition, you installed the desktop but not the x server. You need to add the x11 package i.e @x11. There might be other packages that need to be installed. If you have another system running a desktop you can use the kickstart configurator.

sysmicuser · 08-11-2018, 05:07 AM

Hi ALl,

I figured out the problem and this can be closed. graphical-server-environment and X11 were additional packages required.

Regards,
Jim