On Apr 28, 2019, at 00:53, Doug <dmcgarrett at optonline.net> wrote: > I downloaded Centos-7.0-1406x86_64.kdelive.iso, and started it on the machine that I So, that’s an ISO from 2014 with CentOS 7.0.1406. The latest version of CentOS media is 7.6.1810 and you can find ISOs here: http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/ > "EXPERIMENTAL Support Enabled" This is part of an error output in 7.0.1406 for XFS support, see this for more details: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.0_release_notes/known-issues-storage You really ought to use a recent kernel, which you’d get in 7.6.1810. > Is it possible to > > 1: Get a specification of the computer characteristics on which Centos will run? > > 1a. Get the computer requirements, especially necescary disk space? The RHEL installation guide mentions this, and the same holds for CentOS. https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/installation_guide/sect-installation-planning-disk-space-memory-x86 > 2: Purchase a copy of a disk which is guaranteed to run a CentOS KDE system on the computer which I have described, and > and if so, from whom? Just install from a recent Image. — Jonathan