CentOS Server Linux Installation

CompTIA Linux + Domain:

Domain 1.0: Hardware and System Configuration
Domain 2.0: System Operation and Maintenance

CompTIA Linux + Objective:

Objective 1.1: Explain Linux boot process concepts.
Objective 2.1: Given a scenario, conduct software installations, configurations, updates, and removals.

Overview

Community Enterprise Operating System (CentOS) is a Linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. By performing this lab, students will learn how to install CentOS 6.3, an enterprise-class Linux distribution.

outcomes:

In this lab, you will learn to:

Install CentOS using a default hard disk layout.
Make configuration changes to modify the CentOS GRUB menu.

Courses

Linux Server I: Linux Fundamentals Skill Lab

Key terms and descriptions

CentOS

Community Enterprise Operating System (CentOS) is a Linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

root

Root is the administrator account on Linux systems.

GRUB

GRUB is a complete program for loading and managing the boot process. It is the most common bootloader for Linux distributions.

localhost

Localhost is the default domain name given to the Linux box you are using.