CentOS Install Question

[Eric Cope]

thanks for the reply.
I'll check to see if yum is installed again. I don't think it was
installed, which was I was so perplexed...

I'll let you know!
Thanks,
Eric


On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 9:59 AM, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:

> Am 06. Feb, 2013 schwätzte Eric Cope so:
>
> moin moin,
>
>
>  I was trying to install CentOS on a fairly old laptop (IBM A31 for the
>> history buffs) via the net install process. I was following these
>> directions:
>>
>> http://www.if-not-true-then-**false.com/2011/centos-6-**
>> netinstall-network-**installation/<http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2011/centos-6-netinstall-network-installation/>
>>
>> But, it never gets to step 3.19. It seems to just install a very small
>> basic package. Any ideas?
>>
>
> It skips customize package selection and goes straight to starting the
> installation? If so, you end up with an installed system?
>
> If you have an installed system you can just start installing packages as
> you'd like. The packages listed in step 3.19 are group packages in
> RHEL/CentOS speak.
>
> yum grouplist
>
> I believe that's the command to list them out. It might be 'yum group
> list'.
>
> Look at the yum man page and search for group ( /group ) to find out more
> about package groups.
>
> man yum
>
> When installing, quote the group package names and I think they're case
> sensitive. For instance,
>
> yum groupinstall 'Web Server'
>
> I'm not certain if 3.19 is showing you the actual names, so what you find
> might not match what you see on that page.
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans
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