On 25.11.2013 23:56, Peter wrote: > On 11/26/2013 05:28 AM, Халезов Иван wrote: >> Is it possible to install CentOS 6 without disk partitioning? > Yes, it is, but there are a couple of caveats: > > 1. You can't use anaconda to do so directly. > > 2. You can't boot through grub (as someone else pointed out). You can > boot the kernel directly or boot through something similar to grub, such > as pvgrub (for Xen, which I know from experience works with this type of > setup). > > I know of two different ways to do it. The first way is to just do a > regular install to a partitioned image with anaconda, then you can copy > the whole thing over to a non-partitioned filesystem. > > The second way is to use yum. You would have to find a yum package that > runs in ubuntu, then use yum with the --config (for a custom config file > to point to the CentOS repos) and --installroot (to point to your > mounted filesystem, instead of the root of the current host system), and > do something like this: > > yum --config=centos6.conf --installroot=/path/to/mountpoint groupinstall > core > > Then you can chroot into the new fs (after bind mounting /proc /sys and > /dev) and set your root password, edit your network config > (/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts files) yum install any other packages > you want, and so on. > > I recommend that for either method you choose, when yo've tweaked it how > you like for a basic VM, you tarball all the files up and use it as a > template for future installs. > > For swap you can either pass in a second block device or use a swap file > (I use a swap file and it works just fine). > > > Peter > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Thank you for your comprehensive answer. From it I figured out all what I need! -- With best regards, Khalezov Ivan