Downloading / Installing Linux

CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendor's redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible. (CentOS mainly changes packages to remove upstream vendor branding and artwork.) CentOS is free.

System Requirements

• CentOS 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6 x86 Distro (x64 OS not supported)
• Minimum Intel Pentium-III class processor
• 1 GB RAM
• Dedicated internet connection (for installation and upgrades) with static IP
• FQDN (fully qualified domain name), i.e. sputnik.yoursitename.com, mapped to an Internet routable IP address

Obtaining CentOS

Download CentOS 4.4 from http://vault.centos.org/4.4/isos/i386/

Only the first install disk is needed since only * minimal * install will be performed.

Installing CentOS

• Burn the image to CD and boot from CD.
• At the boot prompt, type "linux text" to perform a text based install.
  
  
• Accept defaults and proceed with installation.
• Choose "Custom" install type. Custom type will allow *minimal* installation configuration.
  
  
• Partition the disk as desired.
• Configure networking.
  
  
• *DISABLE* firewall.
  
  
• *DISABLE* SELinux.
  
  
• *UNSELECT* all packages.
  
  
• Proceed to complete the installation.

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