We would like to announce the general availability of CentOS Linux 7 for the 32-bit x86 (i386) architecture.
This is the first major release of the 32 bit x86 by the AltArch Special Interest Group. This release is based on the Source Code from the CentOS 7 (1503) x86_64 architecture and includes all current updates from the main CentOS 7 tree.
Installation ============
Install ISOs are available here:
http://mirror.centos.org/altarch/7/isos/i386/
sha256sums:
CentOS-7-i386-DVD-1503.iso: 8973b31b45878b2277c19465b0260aab4efb86126033ee0909fafa47ace5c3af
CentOS-7-i386-Everything-1503.iso: 1c016cd95aaa8fe9bc68376f388c03c704eacd3f303e7f37f026e6aed4f78b77
CentOS-7-i386-Minimal-1503.iso: 4b71900eda2e863234e2edee9b2c3753f83bc9a0912551d26f69ff1e202ca979
CentOS-7-i386-NetInstall-1503.iso: cea236c94a26e62330acbbf8fe0e1aefa75f282fdbaab7f169213e8fb33d2cc4
The install process is identical to CentOS 7 x86_64 via kickstart or ISO installers.
Known Issues ============
1. If installing on a QEMU (kvm) i386 VM, you must modify the VM cpu to use "copy host cpu"
http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=8748
2. The gnome desktop will not exit or log out from the menu.
http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=8834
More Information ================
More information is available on the i386 AltArch page:
https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/AltArch/i386
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