On 06/14/2015 08:12 AM, Jonathan Billings wrote: > On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 03:39:56PM -0600, jd1008 wrote: >> I tried the the two boot options. >> They work (i.e. it does not crash.) > Good to hear! > >> However, it does not let me do manual partitioning. >> That absolutely sucks and blows at the same time. >> Who thought this crap out. > The Installer in CentOS7 is confusing, particularly the partitioning > section, but it *does* let you do manual partitioning. If you see > this display: > > https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Installation_Guide/images/diskpartsetup/disk-setup-x86.png > > (From: > https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Installation_Guide/sect-disk-partitioning-setup-x86.html ) > > You need to pick 'I will configure partitioning'. > >> Also, it does not provide for the option to upgrade. >> In fact the banner does not even say >> Install or Upgrade. > No one ever said it would allow you to upgrade the system in-place. > Aside from the 'preupg' method (which can leave you with a brokent > system), the method you use to upgrade a system from CentOS6 to > CentOS7 is to back up your data, install CentOS7, and restore your > data. > > The jump from CentOS6 to CentOS7 is big enough that a lot of software > can't safely be upgraded via yum. It's not a minor update. > I did indeed see the option that says I will configure partitioning. But when I return back to the screen (where it has all the icons that let you select the initial things, like date, time ...etc, it says about destination: automatically....
