Installing the CentOS operating system

Before an operating system can be installed, an ISO image must be downloaded from the Internet and attached to the virtual machine as a CD. The CentOS Server operating system can be downloaded from the following location:

https://www.centos.org/download/.

The minimal ISO is all that is required for a successful installation.

Attaching the ISO to the virtual machine

To attach ISO file to the virtual machine, follow these steps:

  1. Once the ISO has been downloaded, choose the virtual machine in the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager and click the Settings icon. Click on the Storage icon to manage storage options:
    Attaching the ISO to the virtual machine
  2. Click the ...

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