On 8/31/18 10:47 AM, John Hodrien wrote: > On Fri, 31 Aug 2018, mark wrote: > >> CentOS will work, but you might start with minimal (but make sure it >> includes networking). >> >> Please note that I installed CentOS 6, just a few months ago, on an HP >> Netbook from '09, and it runs perfectly well. >> >> mark "see? I didn't say anything about systemd...." > > CentOS 6 requires a PAE supporting CPU. Subject referenced Pentium CPU. I would not use system that has EOL (End Of Life) in a really close future. That would be waste of my time. Just mentioning. Valeri > > Pentiums do not support PAE, and so would not run CentOS 6 without fun and > games and an alternative kernel. > > I previously had a Dell X1 with a Pentium M CPU, which also didn't > advertise > PAE support, so couldn't run the stock CentOS 6 kernel, which made > installation a little more interesting. > > If you're really stubborn, there are options for mashing it on anyway, > but I'm > not sure I'd bother. In my case I think I just ran anaconda within C5 to > install C6 onto another LV, put a non-PAE kernel on, then booted into > the C6 > install. > > jh > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++