[CentOS] install via http

[Scott Ehrlich]

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, Tim Verhoeven wrote:

> On Nov 26, 2007 3:21 PM, Hiep Nguyen <hiep at ee.ucr.edu> wrote:
>> hi there, i try to install centos 5 via http, but i don't know what to put
>> in when it asks for "Web site name" & "CentOS directory".  can someone
>> give me this info?  can i used mirror.centos.org & /centos/5/os/i386/???
>>
>> i only have the boot cd & i don't want to download and burn all 6 cds.
>
> Hi,
>
> Yes, mirror.centos.org as website name and  centos/5/os/i386/ as
> directory should work. You can also go over mirrorlist
> (http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=13) and do the
> same with a mirror that is close to you.

Maybe I missed the install option, but I didn't know this was possible!

I thought the install could only occur from  CD or DVD media?

Scott

>
> Regards,
> Tim
>
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