[CentOS] Is it okay?

[John R Pierce]

On 01/19/11 11:53 AM, Lisandro Grullon wrote:
> Why don't you download the DVD, it give you much more than disc 1.
>
> >>> Parshwa Murdia <b330bkn at gmail.com> 01/19/11 1:41 PM >>>
> Hi,
>
> I have downloaded the following version:
>
> CentOS-5.5-i386-LiveCD-Release2.iso
>
> from the mirror:
>
> http://ftp.iitm.ac.in/centos/5.5/isos/i386/
>
> What I want to ask is that 'Release2' is the complete OS and after
> installation we can use 'yum update'. So at first, is it enough (as I
> am not going to download the complete set of 7 CDs)?

the LiveCD will not install the operating system.   It is purely for 
demo or diagnostic purposes.


use the network installer iso if you want a single CD install.  
otherwise, you need most of the 7 CDs to install a typical selection of 
packages, or the DVD.