{"id":6136,"date":"2024-03-14T03:54:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T03:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-switch-to-the-graphical-interface-on-centos-7\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T23:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:51:45","slug":"how-to-switch-to-the-graphical-interface-on-centos-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-switch-to-the-graphical-interface-on-centos-7\/","title":{"rendered":"CentOS 7: Switch to Graphical Interface (GUI)"},"content":{"rendered":"

On CentOS 7, you can switch to the graphical interface using the following command:<\/p>\n

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  1. Enable the graphical interface using the systemctl command.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      \n
    1. Restart the system.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      sudo reboot\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      The system will restart and automatically enter the graphical interface. If you want to switch back to the command line interface, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n
        \n
      1. Enable multi-user mode using the systemctl command (command line):<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          \n
        1. Reboot the system.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          sudo reboot\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          The system will restart and enter the command line interface. You can switch between the graphical interface and the command line interface as needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
          On CentOS 7, you can switch to the graphical interface using the following command: Enable the graphical interface using the systemctl command. sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target Restart the system. sudo reboot The system will restart and automatically enter the graphical interface. 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