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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
System Settings
Installing and Maintaining Software
GNOME Desktop Environment
Remove the GDM Package Group
Remove the GDM Package Group
An XCCDF Rule
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Remove the GDM Package Group
Medium Severity
By removing the
gdm
package, the system no longer has GNOME installed installed. If X Windows is not installed then the system cannot boot into graphical user mode. This prevents the system from being accidentally or maliciously booted into a
graphical.target
mode. To do so, run the following command:
$ sudo yum remove gdm