[CentOS] Problem with net-install

m.roth at 5-cent.us m.roth at 5-cent.us
Tue Jul 12 14:08:17 UTC 2011


Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
> Drew wrote:
>>> CentOS 6 was not really intended for slower systems, none of the newer
>>> distros are. CentOS 6 kernel for example does not support 586 CPU's.
>>
>> I'd like to know where you read that because I'm looking at putting
>> CentOS 6 onto a couple of lower end boxes, specifically a
>> P3-800(mobile) and an older VIA EPIA, which are fully supported in
>> CentOS 5.
>>
> Generally, when you develop any app, you add more and more features and
> you need more powerful hardware to run at the same speed.

And then there's the nothing-but-eye-candy, and the "we'll just change
something, because that look is *so* last year" (like the assinine M$
"ribbon" replacing menu bars....).
>
> Fedora 12-15 for example need more space on boot partition (500MB is I
> am not mistaken) and CentOS5/Fedora6 only needed <100MB.

250M works.
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        mark




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