Linux centos 4.3 help

[bilalghouri]

hello everyone,
I installed centos 4.3 using microsoft virtual pc.
but the linux isnt starting

it is only showing a black screened console.
how am i supposed to browse internet with that console??
how am i supposed to install softwares on linux ??

screenshot:



isnt there any environment on which i can use mouse like winxp??

[Dapper Dan]

Not really sure why it didn't boot to your desktop unless somehow it didn't get installed. All you should need to do from where you are now is do from that prompt:

gdm

and press enter. It should boot you up to a "sign in" screen where you will input your regular username you put in during install (not root) and your username's password. Then it should take you to a CentOS Gnome desktop environment.

[bilalghouri]

um.. it didnt ask for username during installationg
it only asked for root password

[bilalghouri]

and yes, i have :
CentOS-4.3.ServerCD-i386.iso

is this causing problem?

[i92guboj]

um.. it didnt ask for username during installationg
it only asked for root password

Then login as root (user "root", password "whatever you put during the installation").

Then you can use "useradd <your-user-name>" and "passwd <your-user-name>" to add a regular user and set his password. You should really make a regular user and work with it. In linux is is not a good idea to work with root all the time.

[daark.child]

and yes, i have :
CentOS-4.3.ServerCD-i386.iso

is this causing problem?

As far as I know the server cd does not have any fancy GUI environments (most Linux server admins configure their systems from the CLI). If you have a working internet connection, you could install GNOME or KDE by doing

yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment"

or

yum groupinstall "KDE Desktop Environment"

[Dapper Dan]

and yes, i have :
CentOS-4.3.ServerCD-i386.iso

Um.. well that would explain why you're not getting a desktop... Do you want to run your server from console or from a "GUI?" If the later, then follow through with daark.child's recommendation.

[bilalghouri]

i want to run server, with GUI interface.
and i dont have direct acess to internet, i have VPN , which needs to dial a connection before connecting to internet.
so i cant follow darkchild's instructions

[bilalghouri]

and when i type gdm, it says command not found :s

[daark.child]

Maybe it would be best for you to get a copy of the CentOS DVD or the full CD set. Some online retailers like OSDisc sell them for a small fee.