Centos why 2 dvds

One of the reasons it is still in service is that it is essentially a "free" machine. I can pick up a used PATA drive locally for a couple of bucks, so even if the seldom used drive dies, I can pick up replacement parts for next to nothing. Finding a PATA drive that supports dual layer might not be so easy. It is writing them that is a little more tricky. Or you could do a network install as I pointed out earlier. People moaning about lack of single layer DVD boot options frankly need to get their heads out the sand.

Which image you need to download depends on your installation environment. If you are unsure which image to use, pick the DVD image. It allows selecting which components you want to install. Live media images are also available, both for Gnome and KDE desktop environments. The third livecd image uses Gnome, and as the livecd name implies, it is small enough to fit on a CD. This image does not contain libreoffice. You can also install CentOS to your hard disk from the live media images, but please note that what gets installed on your hard disk is exactly the same as you see when using the live media.

For more flexibility in selecting which packages you want to have installed, please use the DVD image. The everything image contains all the packages that are available for CentOS-7, including those that are not directly installable from the installer.

If you want to install those other packages, you must mount the install media on your installed system after the installation, and copy or install the packages from there. The rest of the software will be downloaded via the Internet if you chose to install it. This is the network install and rescue image. This image is designed to be burned onto a CD. You then boot your computer off the CD. The aim of this image is to install a very basic CentOS 6. Please burn this image onto a CD and boot your computer off it.

A preselected set of packages will be installed on your system. Wrong answer. Both options should work for you. You are going to have to something different. Is it possible to do a network install on this machine. Exactly that. For the final EL The alternatives you have are:. Use CentOS Use some mixture of the above with a USB disk of all the data and a kickstart to point to it so it gets there.

Look for a completely different alternative. Well I am batting 0 for today. I am clearly not a good resource at the moment :. Thanks Lamar for checking the real source. What will it boot from? I do not use thumb drives. Can you make the. With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.

Click here for more info. Trying to use kickstart to install CentOS 6 64bit. The install fails with a "Corrupted file error" when using cd for install and with "An unhandled exception" error when using nfs for install. Once a single package from the second disk is added the failure occurs. Can kickstart handle multiple install disks?

Almost hits. I can't be the only one with this issue. However, I haven't tested a system with multiple DVDs. I think it would be simpler to set up an installation server. You say you've tried NFS. With such a server, you don't have to worry about changing disks.

I've tried with HTTP as well.