Install CentOS 6
2014/10/29 |
[1] | Insert an installation DVD and restart Computer. Next, the following screen is shown, then Push Enter key. |
[2] | This is the section to check the installation DVD, Select to check or skip to proceed next. |
[3] | Click "Next" button to proceed. |
[4] | Select the language you'd like to use during the installation. |
[5] | Select the keyboard type you using. |
[6] | Select the type of storage. If you install CentOS 6 to local HD, select 'Basic Storage Devices'. If you install to HD that is connected in storage area networks or mainframe, select the bottom. |
[7] | Click Yes to proceed if it's no ploblem to remove any data on the HD you try to install. |
[8] | Set a Hostname of your computer. |
[9] | Set your timezone. |
[10] | Set root account's password. |
[11] | Select an installation type as follows. On this example, select "Use All Space" and check a box "Review and modify partitioning layout" to configure partitions manually. |
[12] | This is the section for changing partition layouts. This example shows to configure LVM partition layouts (Set /boot, /, /var, /home, swap on here). First, select "/home" and Click "Edit" button. |
[13] | Reduce the volume size for "/home" to make free areas. |
[14] | Click the "Create" button, then following screen is shown, Select "LVM Logical Volume" and Click "Create". |
[15] | Input a mount point, logical volume's name, size and so on like follows. |
[16] | Click the "Next" button if it's OK all. |
[17] | Click the 'Format' button if it's OK all. |
[18] | Click 'Write Changes to Disk' if it's OK all. |
[19] | Click the 'Next' button with keeping default. If you set some parameters for bootloader, Configure it. |
[20] | Select softwares to install. Select 'Minimal' and go next. It's unnecessarry to install many packages on initial installation. |
[21] | Installation starts. |
[22] | Installation completed. Click "Reboot" button. |
[23] | After rebooting the system, the login prompt is displayed like follows. Login with root account and password you set during installation. Installing CentOS completes if you can login normally. |