RHEL 7.4 - Recover broken desktop GUI
Hi,
I have a fresh install of redhat 7.4-64bit on an Intel based system.
I've managed to corrupt the Gnome interface and ideally want to restore the defaults, like mentioned in this article under "reconfiguring the X server configuration":
[Fix graphical display issues] (https://access.redhat.com/solutions/5338)
How do I do that in RHEL 7?
Thanks in advance!
Symptoms:
When I run "startx" from the command line, it hangs for a moment, then I get a message to check the Xorg log and "serverauth.1845 does not exist."
There are no errors in Xorg log.
Background:
I originally installed the "Server with GUI" package. Then changed my mind, did a 'yum group remove' and installed "GNOME Desktop".
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Guru
9710 points
Thanks Jan Gerrit,
Do you think that Don should file a bug report or better report the circumstances to the customer support team ?
Regards,
Christian
Guru
9710 points
Hi Don,
No update from my side, but I checked it again in my RHEL 7.4 Server VM, the same output as from my physical installation - it seems to be correct :
Available Environment Groups:
Minimal Install
Infrastructure Server
File and Print Server
MATE Desktop
Basic Web Server
Virtualization Host
Server with GUI
Available Groups:
Additional Development
Backup Client
Backup Server
Base
CIFS file server
Compatibility libraries
Console internet tools
Debugging Tools
Desktop
Desktop Debugging and Performance Tools
Desktop Platform
Desktop Platform Development
Development tools
Dial-up Networking Support
Directory Client
Directory Server
E-mail server
Eclipse
Educational Software
Electronic Lab
Emacs
FCoE Storage Client
FTP server
Fedora Packager
Fonts
General Purpose Desktop
Graphical Administration Tools
Graphics Creation Tools
Hardware monitoring utilities
Haskell
Infiniband Support
Input Methods
Internet Applications
Internet Browser
Java Platform
KDE Desktop
Large Systems Performance
Legacy UNIX compatibility
Legacy X Window System compatibility
Mainframe Access
Messaging Client Support
Messaging Server Support
Milkymist
MySQL Database client
MySQL Database server
NFS file server
Network Infrastructure Server
Network Storage Server
Network file system client
Networking Tools
Office Suite and Productivity
PHP Support
Performance Tools
Perl Support
PostgreSQL Database client
PostgreSQL Database server
Print Server
Printing client
Remote Desktop Clients
SNMP Support
Scientific support
Security Tools
Server Platform
Server Platform Development
Smart card support
Storage Availability Tools
System Management
System administration tools
TeX support
Technical Writing
TurboGears application framework
Virtualization
Virtualization Client
Virtualization Platform
Virtualization Tools
Web Server
Web Servlet Engine
Web-Based Enterprise Management
X Window System
Xfce
iSCSI Storage Client
Done
Regards,
Christian
Guru
6222 points
Hi Don,
I suggest you open a support case, if possible. Let me know if this possible for you or not.
If not, I can open one for you, be aware it might take some time for me to report back to this discussion.
Regards,
Jan Gerrit Kootstra
Guru
9710 points
Hi Don,
Jan Gerrit provided the information about the hidden option in another post.
What do you get when you execute sudo yum group list hidden ?
In my case about 30 more additional groups are offered.
Regards,
Christian
Guru
9710 points
Hi Don,
I have set up a new Server (Minimal installation without a GUI) to test something again for you, this time in standard configuration with LVM and XFS.
Now I could reproduce your experience - only a few groups ... please execute sudo yum group list hidden and tell me if the additional groups are offered. When I execute the command with the hidden option, a bunch of additional groups including desktop environments are offered to install. :)
Regards,
Christian
Guru
9710 points
Hey Don,
Great - seems that we've found the solution. Although I have no clue why this is different on my setup with Standard partitioning and ext4 or if this even is the root cause at all (but it is the only difference between the setups) ... anyway, most important is that you can find and install groups now.
Cheers :)
Christian
Guru
6222 points
All,
I asked a question in my RH Case how to unhide groups.
Still no response.
Regards,
Jan Gerrit
Guru
6222 points
yum grouplist hidden is the way to see all groups. RH support mentions that it is the way to go, for it is denoted in the manpage of yum. Attempts to remove the user visible = no option did not work. Upstream decided was the reply.
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