Install Linux (CentOS 6)

Insert Install media and restart Computer. After booting, following screen is shown, then Push Enter key.

[2]	This is the section to check a media, Skip it if you don't need it.

[3]	Click "Next" button to proceed.

[4]	Select the language you'd like to use during the installation.

[5]	Select the keyboard type you using.

[6]	Select the type of storage. If you install CentOS 6 to local HD, select 'Basic Storage Devices'. If you install to HD that is connected in storage network area or mainframe, select the bottom.

[7]	If your HD is new one and not formatted, following warning is shown, Click "Re-initialize all" if it's OK.

[8]	Set a Hostname of your computer.

[9]	Set your timezone.

[10]	Set root user's password.

[11]	Select installation type as follows. On this example, select "Use All Space" and check a box "Review and modify partitioning layout" to configure partitions manually.

[12]	This is the section for changing partition layouts. This example shows to configure LVM partition layouts (Set /boot, /. swap, /home on here) . First, select "/" and Click "Edit" button.

[13]	Reduce the volume size for "/" to make free areas.

[14]	Click "Create" button, then following screen is shown, Select "LVM Logical Volume" and Click "Create".

[15]	Input mount point, logical volume's name, size and so on.

[16]	Click "Next" button if it's OK all.

[17]	Click 'Format' if it's OK all.

[18]	Click 'Write Changes to Disk' if it's OK all.

[19]	Click 'Next' button with keeping default. If you set some parameters for bootloader, Configure it.

[20]	Select softwares to install. Select 'Minimal' and go next. It's unnecessarry to install many packages at first. But if you are beginer on Linux system, check a box 'Customize now' and Install additional packages because it's inconvenience if only 'Minimal' is installed.

[21]	If you selected "Customize now" at previous section, following screen is shown. It's better to check a box "Base" if you are beginer.

[22]	Installation starts.

[23]	Installation completed. Click "Reboot" button.