How to setup GUI in Redhat Linux
 

Hello Friends,

I am new to linux and my department had a webserver running on redhat linux which has been replaced. Right now i have to copy some data from that server and when i open the system it asks me for a user id and pwd , after entering the user id and password for root it takes me to the command line interface.

I have tried typing startx but i got a an error saying

Fatal server Error
No Screens found

I just need to copy some data from this machine. Is there a way i can get to the GUI interface or just copy the data from CLI itself to a different flash drive.I have to copy all the webpages and multimedia content from that server to a flash drive. If i can view the server in GUI that would be great.

Build Os: Linux 2.4.17-0.13smp i 686

: daffy.perf.redhat.com


Thanks Friends.

The copy cmd in Linux at cli is

cp <from> <to>

eg
http://linux.die.net/man/1/cp

Can you also type
and post the results. That looks like an old kernel.

Re GUI; When you login, is that at the console or from another system?

RHEL Admin manual: http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_boo...ion/index.html

Thanks for the reply.

I am in front of the system and it gives me only console option. I have go through all the files to find out which one to copy so i need a GUI interface.

When i enter the command you asked for

it says RedHat Linux 7.3 (Valhalla)....


Is there a way i can install a GUI on it.

And how can i change the Ip addressing from static to dynamic.

It MAY just be easier to pull the drive and install it on the new server. Mount the drive and use the GUI on the new system to find/move files. RH7 is really ancient and even if there are people who had experience with it. none of that experience would be current(10? years out of date_.

Yep, very out of date https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/RHL (& thus very insecure).
You don't 'need' a GUi, you just need to tell us what sort of files you want to copy eg names, locations etc & we'll be able to give you more help.