Failed sudo yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment"
Issue
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We are trying to install a GUI onto a server, and when we run the command to install the group, we're getting the following error:
user@example.com $ sudo yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment" Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security Setting up Group Process rhel-5-supplementary-x86_64-custom/group | 45 kB 00:00 rhel-5-supplementary-x86_64-custom/group | 45 kB 00:00 Failed to add groups file for repository: rhel-5-supplementary-x86_64-custom - None rhel-5-virtualization-x86_64-custom/group | 108 kB 00:00 rhel-5-virtualization-x86_64-custom/group | 108 kB 00:00 Failed to add groups file for repository: rhel-5-virtualization-x86_64-custom - None rhel-5-x86_64-2011-custom/group | 1.0 MB 00:00 rhel-5-x86_64-2011-custom/group | 1.0 MB 00:00 Failed to add groups file for repository: rhel-5-x86_64-2011-custom - None Warning: Group GNOME Desktop Environment does not exist. No packages in any requested group available to install or update user@example.com $
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4.1
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