Chapter 1. Getting Started with CentOS

This chapter contains the following recipes:

  • Installing CentOS using Anaconda in graphics mode
  • Installing CentOS using Anaconda in text mode
  • Coordinating multiple installations using Kickstart
  • Running a cloud image with Amazon Web Services' EC2
  • Installing a container image from the Docker Registry
  • Installing the GNOME desktop
  • Installing the KDE Plasma desktop

Introduction

This chapter's recipes focus on getting up and running with CentOS using a variety of installation methods. You'll learn how to perform interactive graphical and text-based installations using Anaconda and perform an unattended installation using Kickstart. You'll also see how to run CentOS in the cloud with Amazon Web Services and in a Docker container ...

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