Introduction
This chapter is a collection of recipes that will guide you through the process of un-wrapping the box and exploring a wide range of installation techniques by downloading CentOS and confirming the checksum on a Windows desktop; performing an installation of CentOS using the graphical installer; running a netinstall over HTTP; installing CentOS in Text Mode and building a minimal installation; re-installing the boot loader; updating the installation and enhancing the minimal install with additional administration and development tools; finishing the installation process with Firstboot; adding the GNOME desktop environment, changing the runlevel and installing additional software.
