How to Create a Bootable Disk

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kwaje
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How to Create a Bootable Disk

Post by kwaje » 2014/04/05 10:43:19

Greetings,
Guys be nice to me. I am new to linux and very interested in learning it. My question is, how do i create a bootable disc from the different iso's? for example, i want to start learning Centos using version 5.1( i think it has a very comprehensive documentation). It is made of 7 iso files. How do i create a bootable disc from the 7 iso files?


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Re: How to Create a Bootable Disk

Post by TrevorH » 2014/04/05 11:02:07

If you want a single bootable disk then don't download the 7 CD images, download the first DVD image and burn that instead.

Also, don't use 5.1, use the latest which is currently 5.10. There are about 5 years worth of fixes in 5.10 over 5.1 and many of those are security related and others provide enhancements. The documentation is the same for both versions. However, if you're just starting out, it's probably much better just to skip 5 altogether and grab 6.5 which is the latest CentOS 6 version. The documentation for this can be obtained from docs.redhat.com as it's 99% the same as RHEL 6.5.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

kwaje
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Re: How to Create a Bootable Disk

Post by kwaje » 2014/04/06 08:43:50

Greetings Trevoh?
Thanks for the quick reply and advice. The prompt reply has really energized and given me morale to learn linux.
How do i contribute financially to the project? I think it is worth every cent.

Regards..

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