CentOS7 Minimal Desktop Installation

CentOS7_min_desktop_setup.txt

1. Install CentOS 7 - Minimal
2. yum groupinstall "X Window System"
3. yum install gnome-classic-session gnome-terminal nautilus-open-terminal control-center liberation-mono-fonts
4. unlink /etc/systemd/system/default.target
5. ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target /etc/systemd/system/default.target
6. reboot

When on a VM:

yum -y install open-vm-tools-desktop
systemctl enable vmtoolsd.service
reboot