Run CentOS 8 on Google Cloud

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Hello,

I am taking a class this semester on Linux Essentials, which follows the LPIC Essentials exam. This question is not in regards to an assignment, but I am trying to get some Linux VMs up and running to experiment with.

I currently have Ubuntu 20.04 LTS up and running on Google Cloud. I access it using the remotedesktop.google.com website. White that works great for Ubuntu and any Debian based Linux distributions, I am having a hard time getting it to work on CentOS 8. I suspect I will have the same issues with Redhat.

Do you know of any resources which will explain how to get CentOS 8 working on GCP? While we will learn the command line, I still would like access to a GUI if at all possible.

Thank you,

Chris

@Bedrock1977 said in Run CentOS 8 on Google Cloud:

White that works great for Ubuntu and any Debian based Linux distributions, I am having a hard time getting it to work on CentOS 8. I suspect I will have the same issues with Redhat.

Are you getting any error messages you can share with us?

Can you share the VM instance details?

Do you know of any resources which will explain how to get CentOS 8 working on GCP? While we will learn the command line, I still would like access to a GUI if at all possible.

Hello Ronnie,

I opted out of using CentOS for the time being, at least through Google Cloud. I purchased an 8 GB Raspberry Pi 4 device and have been using different SD cards, each with its own Linux distribution. It's worked over very nicely!

Thanks for your help,
Chris