On 01/14/11 5:36 PM, Jorge Fábregas wrote: > On 01/14/2011 09:29 PM, Kenneth Wolcott wrote: >> I suppose I could install from the cd iso images, but it is a pain to >> virtually eject and remount cd iso images during the install :-( > There is a trick where you can perform an installation with just the > first CD (and you won't be asked for further CDs) if you do this: > > 1) do a text-based installation (on the prompt right after booting type: > linux text<ENTER>) > 2) when it comes to package selection, uncheck all groups but then click > on customize packages (to get into package details)..and uncheck all of > them. > > The previous steps are from my head (specially #2) but just pay > attention to the software and what I said and you'll be fine. > > You'll get an installation of about 600 to 700 MB and then you can use > "yum" to install whatever you need to install. or, put all the 5.2 CD contents on a local http server, and use http://vault.centos.org/5.2/isos/i386/CentOS-5.2-i386-netinstall.iso (<8MB) to install it.