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On Mar 8, 2015 1:50 PM, "Morgan Read" <<a href="mailto:mstuff@read.org.nz">mstuff@read.org.nz</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hello Folks<br>
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> I know there's many questions about 'no graphical environment on server', but I've install gnome and enabled it.<br>
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> After booting the display hangs following:<br>
> [ OK ] Started GNOME Display Manager<br>
> And, perhaps a few following such as starting virtualisation demon, waiting for plymouth to quit<br>
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> Following a server install I ran the following successfully:<br>
> # yum groupinstall gnome --skip-broken<br>
> # systemctl set-default graphical.target<br>
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> This this is what systemctl says:<br>
> ]# systemctl status -l gdm.service<br>
> ● gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager<br>
> Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/gdm.service; enabled)<br>
> Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Sun 2015-03-08 17:51:35 GMT; 1min 29s ago<br>
> Process: 1613 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gdm (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)<br>
> Main PID: 1613 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)<br>
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> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: gdm.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE<br>
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: Unit gdm.service entered failed state.<br>
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: gdm.service failed.<br>
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: start request repeated too quickly for gdm.service<br>
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: Failed to start GNOME Display Manager.<br>
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: Unit gdm.service entered failed state.<br>
> Mar 08 17:51:35 frontserver.lan systemd[1]: gdm.service failed.<br>
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> Any pointers would be very much appreciated.<br>
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> Many thanks.<br>
> Morgan<br>
> -- <br>
> Morgan Read<br>
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> Get all the info you need at:<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Hi Morgan,</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm asking out of personal curiosity, so please don't take this as a criticism. If you wanted a GNOME desktop, why did you install Fedora Server instead of Fedora Workstation?</p>
<p dir="ltr">--Pete</p>