Installation Guide

CentOS Documentation Project

Installing CentOS 7 on all architectures

This manual explains how to boot the CentOS 7 installation program (Anaconda) and how to install CentOS 7 on AMD64 and Intel 64 systems, 64-bit ARM systems, and 64-bit IBM Power Systems servers. It also covers advanced installation methods such as Kickstart installations, PXE installations, and installations over VNC. Finally, it describes common post-installation tasks and explains how to troubleshoot installation problems.

Information on installing CentOS Atomic Host can be found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host Installation and Configuration Guide.

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This document is adapted and modified from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Installation Guide, available at https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/.

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