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[SOLVED] Problem running GNOME desktop environment
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I have problem running GNOME desktop environment in my vps. When I write startx I see many fatal errors.
How I can fix this issue?
Posted on: 2012/3/28 12:14
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  •  gerald_clark
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Re: Problem running GNOME desktop environment
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Welcome to CentOS.
New members need to read:
http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=47

Since you are logged in to a VPS, you don't have a console connection.
I would not expect startx to work.
Posted on: 2012/3/28 13:13
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  •  mina
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Quote:

gerald_clark wrote:
Since you are logged in to a VPS, you don't have a console connection.
I would not expect startx to work.

I logged to console and typed startx and got many fatal error measages.

You can see in the screenshot:
Posted on: 2012/3/28 17:37
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  •  gerald_clark
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That looks like an ssh session to me.
Posted on: 2012/3/28 19:53
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  •  pschaff
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It also looks like a Windows host with no evidence of an X server that would support Xwindows clients, and an OpenVZ 2.6.18-028stab099.2 OpenVZ kernel - not real CentOS at all. As a minimum you need an X server on Windows. You would probably find it more efficient to run the window manager native on Windows and run X clients.

If more help is needed then please provide more information about your system by running "./getinfo.sh" on the maybe-CentOS VM and showing us the output file, along with more information about the host and the network environment.
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Posted on: 2012/3/29 1:26
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  •  mina
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Re: Problem running GNOME desktop environment
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Host is SoftLayer, The NetWork is 100mbps uplink, shared over the container , you are using Plesk, but it is a Linux Operating System.
Posted on: 2012/3/29 11:59
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The screen shot seems to have disappeared but it clearly showed something running on Windows, with Linux things in a window, if memory serves. We still need more information about the Linux system and how you are attempting to access it, presumably from Windows.
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  •  mina
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Yes, I used my windows pc to connect. I logged into my VPS control panel (VZ) and ussed remotely shh connection to run GNOME desktop envirnoment , but as you can see I had problem.

General info aboout vps:
ID - 125
Hostname - min.min.tk
Status - The Container is running at the moment.
IP Address(es) - 108.167.173.242, 108.167.173.243
OS Template- centos-5-x86_64
Applications Installed - postinstall
Posted on: 2012/3/30 10:17
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Re: Problem running GNOME desktop environment
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If you don't have an X-server running on the PC, or are not using something like VNC or NX, it is hardly surprising that you cannot run a Gnome desktop. Your SSH client is just that, and does not inherently support X-windows.

If you had read the links previously provided you should have known that, and provided some more substantive information about your system. Please at least follow all the links in this post, as well as the ones in my signature.
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Posted on: 2012/3/30 10:49
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  •  mina
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Re: Problem running GNOME desktop environment
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I would like to ask. How I can acess to my server from web browser. I dont want to install anything to my pc.
Posted on: 2012/3/30 10:58
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Re: Problem running GNOME desktop environment
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You have an over-constrained problem. You can't get there from here.

You can either do everything within the ssh shell on the command line, or you can install some of the previously-mentioned software that will allow you to access a GUI desktop. You can't achieve a Linux GUI environment on Windows without installing anything else. Some of the options above may run in a web browser, but still require something to be installed.

You could consider running a Linux distro from LiveCD/DVD, bypassing the limitations of Windows, but that would require a reboot every time you want to use it. The CentOS 6.2 LiveDVD mentioned on the home page could be a good choice for this approach.
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Posted on: 2012/3/30 11:07
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  •  markkuk
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If you install xrdp from EPEL in your CentOS system, you can use the Remote Desktop Connection software included in Windows to connect with your CentOS GUI desktop. Check the standard precautions for using third-party repos.
Posted on: 2012/3/30 12:23
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  •  mina
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markkuk wrote:
If you install xrdp from EPEL in your CentOS system, you can use the Remote Desktop Connection software included in Windows to connect with your CentOS GUI desktop. Check the standard precautions for using third-party repos.


Okay, and I cant find what command I should run to install that program?
Posted on: 2012/3/30 19:04
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You must first enable the EPEL repo by installing their repo config as explained on the Repositories
page, then
yum install xrdp

This is a new one on me, so I will be interested to hear how it works.
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  •  mina
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Re: Problem running GNOME desktop environment
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pschaff wrote:
You must first enable the EPEL repo by installing their repo config as explained on the Repositories
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yum install xrdp



I see, but how I can load EPEL to my system. I can't find in that page.
Posted on: 2012/3/31 8:45
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  •  pschaff
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Re: Problem running GNOME desktop environment
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Then you failed to read the link.

P.S. I forgot to thank markkuk for pointing out something I should have known, but had totally forgotten.
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  •  mina
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Re: Problem running GNOME desktop environment
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What you think about that tuotoral - http://linuxmoz.com/centos-epel-repo-install-tutorial/
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  •  pschaff
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Re: Problem running GNOME desktop environment
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Seems to have a correct procedure, and may be a help for those who are unable to follow the CentOS page, and need a bit of hand-holding.
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  •  mina
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Re: Problem running GNOME desktop environment
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Ok, I have installed EPAL and xrdp. What next?
Posted on: 2012/4/2 8:50
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  •  markkuk
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Start the xrdp service:
service xrdp start

If you want it to start automatically at every boot:
chkconfig xrdp on

You need to open TCP port number 3389 in the firewall, in standard CentOS that would be done with system-config-firewall-tui. Control panels like Plesk usually have their own way of setting up the firewall so you need to consult their documentation.

When the service is running and the firewall port is open, you should be able to use the Windows Remote Desktop Connection client to connect.
Posted on: 2012/4/2 10:13
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