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How to install CentOS 4.4 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) from a HTTP server in TEXT mode. This is knowledge which is needed for the RHCE Exam. The only prerequisite is that you have a webserver on which you can extract the ISOs.

1. Download the CentOS ISO files. You can download the DVD image or regular ISOs.
2. Create a directory in the document directory of your webserver. Mine is centos4.4. I will call this directory $CENTOS_WEB_ROOT from here on out:
3. Extract all the ISOs or DVD into the $CENTOS_WEB_ROOT directory:
4. Create an CD from the boot.iso in $CENTOS_WEB_ROOT/images/. Or download it here
5. Boot the boot.iso CD.
6. Type “linux text” and then press enter at the prompt:
7. Select your language:
8. Select your keyboard type:
9. Choose HTTP as your install method:
10. Configure your network, I use DHCP:
11. Put in the ip address or hostname of your webserver on which you created $CENTOS_WEB_ROOT. Then put the path on the webserver to $CENTOS_WEB_ROOT. Mine is /centos4.4. You should be able to verify this by going to http://your.webserver/ in a browser:
12. Select OK:
13. Select which type of system you would like to install:
14. I am selecting auto partition:
15. Crap, its going to delete all my data! Select Yes:
16. Select OK:
17. Select YES:
18. Select OK:
19. Select OK:
20. Select OK:
21. Select OK:
22. Select OK:
23. Select OK:
24. Configure the network as you wish:
25. Set your hostname:
26. Enable a firewall or not, I did:
27. Enable SELinux or not, I did:
28. Select your language:
29. Choose your timezone:
30. Set your root password:
31. Change the package configuration if you wish:
32. Select OK:
33. Screenshot of the install:
34. Screenshot of post install configuration:
35. Press Reboot:
36. Congratulations! Your OS has started: