After installing the system using kickstart, the system boots into multi-user.target instead of graphical.target

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After the system is installed, it boots into multi-user.target by default even though I have installed GNOME related packages.
  • After executing init 5 or systemctl set-default graphical.target, the system can boot into graphical.target normally.
  • Why does the system not automatically boot into the GUI after installation?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Kickstart

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