How Can I Install a GUI on an ECS Running CentOS 6?

To provide a pure system, the ECSs running CentOS 6 do not have a GUI installed by default. You can install a GUI on such ECSs as needed.

Before installing a GUI on an ECS, ensure that the idle memory is greater than or equal to 2 GB. Otherwise, the GUI installation may fail or the ECS cannot be started after the installation.
If you want to replace the CentOS 6 image source running the x86 architecture, see How Can I Use an Automated Tool to Configure a Huawei Cloud Image Source (x86_64 and Arm)?

Run the following command to obtain the installation component provided by the OS:
# yum groupinstall "Desktop"

Run the following command to set the default startup level to 5 (GUI):
# sed -i 's/id:3:initdefault:/id:5:initdefault:/' /etc/inittab
Run the following command:
# startx

Parent topic: GUI Installation FAQs

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