For the new installation of RHEL 7, GUI doesn’t come with the default installation. If you do not click on the “Software Selection” link and pick “server with GUI” then there will be no GUI after reboot, only “Base Environment ” will be installed. To enable GUI after system installation, you can use the following method. Installing the environment group “Server with GUI” 1. Check the available environment groups : # yum grouplist Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use subscription-manager to register. There is no installed groups file. Maybe run: yum groups mark convert (see man yum) Available Environment Groups: Minimal Install Infrastructure Server File and Print Server Basic Web Server Virtualization Host Server with GUI Available Groups: Compatibility Libraries Console Internet Tools Development Tools Graphical Administration Tools Legacy UNIX Compatibility Scientific Support Security Tools Smart Card Support System Administration Tools System Management Done 2. Execute the following to install the environments for GUI.