Installation and Configuration CentOS 5.6 on VirtualBox (Windows 7, Vista & Windows XP)

VirtualBox (Oracle VM VirtualBox) is an application that allows us to create a system more virtual machines (virtual computers). With VirtualBox can install and run on for example, multiple operating systems (, , AndroidOS or Linux , , Debian, Fedora...etc) without having to redistribute hard diskor to stay in dual boot.
After almost a year show how it can Install Ubuntu on VirtualBox - .

How to create a virtual machine (in VirtualBox) to install CentOS 5.6.

Those interested in install CentOS on a virtual machine created with VirtualBox can use . The only difference is in point 4. Instead of Ubuntu the system will switch CentOS with OS: and version Red Hat.

CentOS_1_VirtualBox

After the virtual car for CentOS was created, on the left in VirtualBox it defends it "CentOS”. The name of the virtual machine on which to install the system.

Installation CentOS on the Oracle VM VirtualBox.

1. Selectatin CentOS if you click "Home”To start the installation.

Home CentOS

2. Click "Next"On the screen"First Run Wizard"

3. The “Select Installation Media”Select optical drive in you DVD installation at CentOS or click on the yellow icon to select the hard .iso image operating system. We're going to install the .iso.

Media or ISO

4. Next & Finish.

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From this step the installation of the system begins CentOS. The steps are similar to normal installation on a computer.

1. In the first screen press the “Enter”To start the installation with the graphical interface. Helps more inexperienced users.

Install CentOS

2. On the “CD Found” screen, select “Skip” and press Enter.

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3. In the first graphic screen that will appear, click "Next"

4. In the next two screen installation sites selected language (English deafault) and layout keyboard (US English).

5. Click "Yes"To the message"Warning”Which will announce that all data on the virtual hard drive will be deleted to create the installation partition.

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6. Because it is a system that will be installed on a virtual hdd, no advanced settings required. Leave the settings default and click "Next".

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7. Click "Yes”And to this warn which announces that all partitions on sDA (hard diskthe virtual) will be deleted.

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8. The “Network Devices”You will need to make the connection settings to . It is set default DHCP. We will select "manually"And instead of"localhost.localdomain"We will pass"VServer".

Network Devices CentOS

9. In the next screen select the time zone and click "Next".

10. choosing a password for the user "root".

CentOS root Password

11. In the next screen choose the we sleep to install. For those who want to use it as a server, it is recommended to check only "Server & Hosting”(Will be installed without graphical interface /desktop), eliminating the option default Desktop Gnome. We will let selected Desktop Gnome and we will select and Server & Hosting.

CentOS - Server - Desktop GNOME

For a better experience in graphics interface may Desktop - KDE. Next & Next to start the installation.

Wait a few minutes to finish the installation process.

Welcome to CentOS 5

12. Click "reboot”At the end of the installation.

reboot CentOS - Installation

After reboot you have to do a few simple configuration settings.

- "”(Which it is recommended to disable),
- SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux) - Disabled (default is Enforcing)
- Create User (Here you will need to create a user, other than "root". This user will have limited permissions).

Create User CentOS

- sound card (Settings driver and sound card)
After these settings you will need to give it a reboot. After reboot, the system is ready.

CentOS on VirtualBox Windows 7

You can now install specific applications for CentOS, you can use it as , Web server ( / HTTPD), you can surf the internet, etc.… what can be done from a normal pc.

Resources:

Download VirtualBox - link
Download CentOS 5.6 - link

- Installation and Configuration CentOS 5.6 on VirtualBox.

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