This article presents how to install Centos 5.
I assume you have already downloaded Centos Linux 5 64 bit(about 3.5 G) and you know how to use VirtualBox 64 bit(100M) which is available on OTN. Create virtual machine with default settings for Centos Linux 64 bit. 1GB ram and 32G for disk is enough to run Centos 5 64-bit. Rest of options you can keep default – however I usually increase memory for graphic card to 128M, enable 3D acceleration and set processor to 2.
1. Boot from dvd or iso file. Select first option and press “enter” key.
2. You have 2 options here “OK” or “Skip”. “OK” will start verification of your installation media. It can take quite a lot of time to verify 3.5G of data especially on DVD. I recommend to select “Skip” option. Just press tab to go to “Skip” and press enter.
3. Click on “Next”
4. Select your language and clink “Next”
5. Select your keyboard and click “Next”
6. Just click “Yes” then “Next”
7. Check checkbox “review and modify partitioning layout” and click “Next”
8. Click “Yes” then “Next”
9.Here you can modify layout of your disk partitions. If you like it click “Next”.
10. Just click “Next”
11. Change your host name and network settings. After it click “Next”.
12. Select your region settings and click “Next”.
13. Enter password for user root and click “Next”.
14. Check “Customize now” and click “Next”. On next pages you can select software to install. I usually select all software for “Base System”, “Desktops”, “Applications”, “Development” and some for “Servers”. I do it to have all ready for Oracle database installation and development on Linux.
15. Installation in progress …
16. Just click “Reboot”
17. You should see following screen just click “Forward”
19. Disable Firewall click “Forward” button. You should see warning window so confirm your selection.
20 Disable SELinux and click “Forward” button. You should see warning window so confirm your selection.
21. Just click “Forward”
22. On “Network Time Protocol” tab you can check checkbox “Enable Network Time Protocol” to synchronize time over network with your virtual machine or just click “Forward” to proceed.
23. You can create extra user here. Just click “Forward” button. You should see warning window so just click “Continue” button.
24. You can test music card here 🙂 then click “Forward”
25. Cick “Finish” so system will be reboot
26. Login as user “root”
27. Enter password for user root which was specified during installation.
28. You should see main screen.
29. As extra step I install virtual box guest additions for better control of graphic and mouse in VBox. Just click on virtual box menu “Devices”->”Install Guest Additions”. It will mount required soft so click on “VBoxLinuxAdditions.sh” script to start installation. After installation relogin as user root. No reboot required.
Have a fun 🙂
Tomasz