At Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:37:42 -0400 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > Hi, > > On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 15:26, Ron Blizzard<rb4centos at gmail.com> wrote: > > If you've got limited access, the best way to install CentOS is > > probably to download the very small Netinstall ISO -- then do a > > network install. That way you save having to download all the updates > > right after installing. > > Actually, as Johnny already said, you can use the LiveCD itself to do > a netinstall. However, in that case, you will still download the > packages from the Internet as they are installed. > > On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 15:22, Bob Goodwin<bobgoodwin at wildblue.net> wrote: > > Actually I only need a minimal install in that computer since I plan > > on using it as a file server. > > In that case you might want to download only CD 1 of CentOS, since > (AFAIR) it's possible to do a minimal install using that CD only. > (Please someone else that has done that recently confirm that this is > indeed still possible.) Yes, it is, but there is also a 'Server Install CD', which might be better. Many of the 'server' (deamon) RPMs are NOT on CD 1 of the CD set (instead it has other, more desktop-ish RPMs). > > HTH, > Filipe > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/