On Fri, 28 Dec 2012, Phil Dobbin wrote:
On 12/28/2012 08:28 PM, James Freer wrote:
Hi folks
I'm just about to start using Centos again. I used it briefly a couple of years ago but found the switch to rpm a bit much after using deb for 5 years. Now there seem to be a lot of changes on the deb front so i'm going to try again with rpm.
I noticed that there is now a live CD (as well as the DVD) instead of the six CDs that i used before (iirc). I would just be grateful if someone could confirm that... i've been an xfce user so i was thinking that i've either got to go back to gnome and load the xfce desktop or use the DVD (and install xfce straight).
Download the netinstall & choose your window manager. Save you a lot of time.
Cheers,
Phil...
Ah many thanks. I read about the minimal install and thought that's what i could use - thought better of it and chose the liveCD. I wasn't sure about the netinstall... but i've found since receiving your email a "how-to" and it seems quite clear.
Seems Centos has changed quite a bit from what i remember. There wasn't a liveCD and i installed from 6 CDs... which was a lot of downloading (easier to buy the DVD really).
james