I'm new to CentOS.. matter fact havent even installed it yet and would like to know what is the best Desktop for it with the least possible bugs and problems..

Trying to teach myself how do manage a server, already got one of DigialOcean running CentOS & LEMP, would like to familiar myself even more with CentOS as my backup OS, learn general commands and stuff..

And if you have a good ebook you could recommend me that covers CentOS, LEMP or linux in general for absolute beginners I would very much appreciate it.

If you ask 10 Linux users which is the best desktop for a certain distro, you will get 35 different answers.

My suggestion is to try several different ones and see which you like the best.

It is a Gnome centric distro, however, KDE and Xfce both work fine as well. Add RPMFusion repo and then install Xfce if you want.

And MATE and Cinnamon.

https://unix.stackexchange.com/quest...ts-on-centos-7

#1 when in doubt, always go with the default. This is what the DEVS will be using, so it will always be best supported and most trouble-free.

#2 when installing for WORKSTATION, the desktop is important, but the workstation applications matter also. All of them will have been tested against the default desktop. (See again #1)

#3 when installing for SERVER, I rarely install a desktop. Stripping desktop, x.org, and NetworkManager saves a ton of space and releases processing power for use by the server applications. It also removes a short ton of vulnerabilities, making yours a more secure server. This requires you to manage the server using command line and manual edits to conf files, but is totally worth it.

Finally: I would pick one and identify what all you really want to learn. Limiting the scope of the build and lesson makes it easier to learn, easier to troubleshoot when there are problems, and less likely to cause terminal frustration.

Finally #2 (yeah, this is an afterthought. sorry) Keep in mind that the Red Hat documentation for the matching version number applies. Their documentation is excellent, and can save your sanity.

I hope that helps a bit.

I'd endorse "go for the default" generally. Some of the Red Hat configuration tools rely on the Gnome's Yelp to display their help files, and the only decent graphical package managers are those for Gnome and KDE. But with a bit of work, you can get a good CentOS experience with other desktops:
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/l...ntos-xfce.html

Thx Gnome it is. thx guys