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Install Desktop GUI in Oracle Linux 6.5

Error while installing package Desktop - yum groupinstall 'Desktop' Transaction Check Error:   file /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY from install of rhn-client-tools-1.0.0.1-18.0.2.el6.noarch conflicts with file from package oraclelinux-release-6:6Server-5.0.2.x86_64 This can be fixed by installing below two packages oraclelinux-release and rhn-client-tools   (Refer Release notes http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37670_01/E57668/E57668.pdf Link ) After installing above two packages, reboot and you are set to launch Desktop GUI startx will give issues if you are using su to another user The logon process assigns the console ownership to the user who logons. If you su user then ownership of the console ownership remains with user who logged on. To avoid this login as the user and then startx. Above fix is for Oracle Linux 6.5 Oracle Linux 6.5 installation  http://oracle-base.com/articles/linux/oracle-linux-6-installation.php   Link

How to fix error X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0

How to fix error for X11 Forwarding on Oracle Linux 6.5 On connecting via ssh to Oracle Linux server (6.5) gave following error X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0 Solution:    Add following two lines to sshd_config file  /etc/ssh/sshd_config Forwarding yes X11 UseLocalhost no Now after making above changes to the sshd_config file, restart the sshd service Command to restart sshd service    service sshd restart Make sure you have xauth available SSH login works fine and /usr/bin/xauth: creating new authority file /root/.Xauthority Hope this helped you. I used below urls as reference when solving my issue. Feel free to provide your comments and if there any other issues you faced. https://www.centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17982 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-fix-x11-forwarding-request-failed-on-channel-0/X11