On 25.11.2013 23:56, Peter wrote:
> On 11/26/2013 05:28 AM, Халезов Иван wrote:
>> Is it possible to install CentOS 6 without disk partitioning?
> Yes, it is, but there are a couple of caveats:
>
> 1. You can't use anaconda to do so directly.
>
> 2. You can't boot through grub (as someone else pointed out). You can
> boot the kernel directly or boot through something similar to grub, such
> as pvgrub (for Xen, which I know from experience works with this type of
> setup).
>
> I know of two different ways to do it. The first way is to just do a
> regular install to a partitioned image with anaconda, then you can copy
> the whole thing over to a non-partitioned filesystem.
>
> The second way is to use yum. You would have to find a yum package that
> runs in ubuntu, then use yum with the --config (for a custom config file
> to point to the CentOS repos) and --installroot (to point to your
> mounted filesystem, instead of the root of the current host system), and
> do something like this:
>
> yum --config=centos6.conf --installroot=/path/to/mountpoint groupinstall
> core
>
> Then you can chroot into the new fs (after bind mounting /proc /sys and
> /dev) and set your root password, edit your network config
> (/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts files) yum install any other packages
> you want, and so on.
>
> I recommend that for either method you choose, when yo've tweaked it how
> you like for a basic VM, you tarball all the files up and use it as a
> template for future installs.
>
> For swap you can either pass in a second block device or use a swap file
> (I use a swap file and it works just fine).
>
>
> Peter
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Thank you for your comprehensive answer.
From it I figured out all what I need!
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With best regards,
Khalezov Ivan
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