About CentOS download

[satimis]

Hi folks,

CentOS is completely a new to me.

I'm prepared to install CentOS 4.4 on a AMD64 PC to run it as server. Please advise whether /CentOS/4.4/isos/x86_64/ will be the right ISO image for me to download.

TIA

B.R.
satimis

[Dapper Dan]

Yes. That is right. There is also a "server" version here.

[satimis]

Hi Dapper Dan,

Tks for your advice.

Regarding the server version - CentOS-4.4.ServerCD-x86_64.iso
What packages are included there?

Is X packages included as well which should not be on a server creating a risk hole. However on another hand it will be convenient for me at the early stage of installation to search documents on Internet. Just retain X not started at boot and remove all their packages after installation finished. I don't expect connecting a workstation to the server to do this job at the beginning.

Advice would be appreciated. TIA


B.R.
satimis

[Dapper Dan]

If you are new to X-less servers, it would probably be a good idea to have X. I've never used the CentOS Server version but I would imagine it comes with X or X can easily be installed via yum. Download it and see. If it doesn't then maybe regular CentOS would be satisfactory.

[satimis]

If you are new to X-less servers, it would probably be a good idea to have X. I've never used the CentOS Server version but I would imagine it comes with X or X can easily be installed via yum. Download it and see. If it doesn't then maybe regular CentOS would be satisfactory.

Noted with tks.

satimis