I noticed that on 8.1 and 8.2 Linux will go to console mode only (and then fail). Previous versions would work with either Cygwin or the Gnome desktop.
Here is what I have tried:
Centos 6.5 and Centos 7
Gnome Desktop with xhost +
Xauthority set to ~/.ICEauthority (there is no .Xauthority file)
Also remote to PC running Cygwin, xhost +, Putty with port forwarding and poining to the PC local .Xauthority
If I use the 8.0 installer it will work, but not certain that is supported. I can use the silent installer but am curious if people have been able to install 8.2 or 8.1 on Linux. If so, what configuration ?