Selecting a Desktop Version

By default, when you install Oracle Linux 10 by using the Server With GUI profile or environment, the GNOME desktop is installed. However, you can install additional desktop environments. For example, to install GNOME classic, you can run the following command:

sudo dnf install gnome-classic-session

If more than one desktop is present on a system, you can select the one to use when signing in, as shown in the following procedure.

Changes to the desktop selection are a persistent setting and apply to all authorized users of the system.

To view the desktop environments or switch between environments, do the following:

  1. Log out of any existing Oracle Linux desktop environments.
    The Log on page appears.
  2. Select the login username.
  3. Select the Choose Desktop "cogwheel" icon at the bottom right of the screen.

    Note:

    The Choose Desktop icon is only present if more than one desktop environment is installed.

    A list of available desktop options appears.
  4. (Optional) Select a desktop environment.
  5. Continue logging in to the server.