Cent os GUI ( CentOS - difference between ssh -X and startx, and starting a gui)

to install KDE type:

yum groupinstall "X Window System" "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"

If you've already got Gnome installed, it will be the default. Edit /etc/sysconfig/desktop to change this. Set:

DESKTOP="KDE"
DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE"

or use switchdesk kde to flip to KDE.

• Run this to install Gnome:
  

  yum groupinstall "X Window System" "GNOME Desktop Environment"

• Run gnome-session to start GNOME desktop environment.
• To have the it started on boot, change the runlevel in /etc/inittab to 5.

  id:5:initdefault: