[CentOS] no group package selection via PXE network installation

Tue Oct 15 12:44:20 UTC 2013
Scott Robbins <scottro at nyc.rr.com>

On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 02:26:35PM +0200, Riccardo Castellani wrote:
> I'm trying to install centos 6.4 on my server A (which has 512 MB ram and no
> cdrom) by PXE.

You need more than 512 MB of RAM to do a graphic installation, I've
forgotten the exact requirement.  

As for text install, RedHat has crippled it--you cannot choose packages or
disk layout.   Apparently Anaconda developers decided to focus upon the
graphic install, and so, the only way to customize a text based install is
to use a kickstart file.  

So, your options are to increase the RAM so you can get a GUI installation,
use a kickstart file, or use an operating system where the developers still
think like system administrators rather than smart phone users. (Yeah, I
know that's unfair and FUD, but it is aggravating for something that is
supposed to be a server O/S.)


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Scott Robbins
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