Difference between revisions of "CentOS Essentials"

Revision as of 19:43, 25 March 2010

This book is currently under development and will completed in April 2010.

1. About CentOS Essentials
   
   
2. Performing a Clean Disk CentOS Installation
   • Trying CentOS without Installing
   • Obtaining the CentOS Installation Media
   • Installing CentOS
   • Partitioning a Disk for CentOS
   • Configuring Networking Settings
   • Timezone and the Root Password
   • Package Selection
   • The Physical Installation
   • Final Configuration Steps
     
     
3. Installing CentOS with Windows in Dual Boot Environment
   • Partition Resizing
   • Shrinking a Windows XP Partition
   • Choosing an Operating System at Boot Time
   • Editing the CentOS Boot Menu
   • Accessing the Windows Partition from Linux
     
     
4. Allocating a Windows Disk Partition to CentOS
   • Deleting the Windows Partition from the Disk
   • Formatting the Unallocated Disk Partition
   • Editing the Boot Menu
   • Mounting the New Partition
     
     
5. Logging into the CentOS GNOME Desktop
   
   
6. A Guided Tour of the CentOS GNOME Desktop