You should go look at a CentOS list for help... It's really simple. Try it first, then ask questions, if required.
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Rody BigData <[email protected]> wrote: > So what is the procedure for installing CentOS on a Windows XP machines ( > want to format XP ) . Is it a complicated procedure? Some kind of drivers > and issues, is it common to expect ? > > > On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Marco Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If you're running XP, be aware of the others suggesting 64-bit. That >> depends on the exact proc you're running. >> >> You sort of need to break this down into first determining how to get >> Linux on your systems. >> >> RHEL is pretty costly for a test, unless you've got that covered. Go >> with CentOS for a proof of concept. >> >> Get that covered first, then move on to determining how to get Hadoop on >> them. >> >> Marco >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Rody BigData <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor >>> etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to >>> convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for >>> my experimental purposes. >>> >>> Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My >>> initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines. >>> >>> Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL? >>> >>> Are there any other drivers or software should we install before >>> installing RHEL on this machines? >>> >>> How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems >>> Administrator is involved in this? >>> >>> >>> >> >
