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Bruce Whealton
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Hello,
I recently took an online course on Linux but it was based on Ubuntu. I wanted to improve my skills in system administration on the server that I use. They are using CentOS and it is a dedicated server. I have installed VirtualBox in a Windows Host environment. It may not be reasonable to ask my hosting provider to move my domains to a similar machine that is running Ubuntu. So, will CentOS install ok on VirtualBox? Should I only have one of the two OS running one time in VirtualBox? Here is another question, does CentOS have a desktop and Server version? With Ubuntu, I installed the server first and then added the desktop using apt-get. I understand the package manager for CentOS is yum. Therefore, I'm wondering if setting up CentOS to run in VirtualBox will involve the same steps and require the same types of apps but that I would use yum where I had used apt-get with Ubuntu.
Sorry if that last sentence sounds a bit naive. I mean the applications that CentOS needs to run in a virtual environment, and which serve as a glue between the CentOS, VirtualBox and the host OS, these apps would probably have different names, maybe. In the course, on Lynda.com, it was not explained why we need such and such applications and why certain command modifiers were used. That was mainly the case where the applications were installed to create the glue between Ubuntu, VirtualBox and the Host OS. At other times the commands were described more clearly.
Any advice on reading material is also appreciated.
Thanks,
Bruce
I recently took an online course on Linux but it was based on Ubuntu. I wanted to improve my skills in system administration on the server that I use. They are using CentOS and it is a dedicated server. I have installed VirtualBox in a Windows Host environment. It may not be reasonable to ask my hosting provider to move my domains to a similar machine that is running Ubuntu. So, will CentOS install ok on VirtualBox? Should I only have one of the two OS running one time in VirtualBox? Here is another question, does CentOS have a desktop and Server version? With Ubuntu, I installed the server first and then added the desktop using apt-get. I understand the package manager for CentOS is yum. Therefore, I'm wondering if setting up CentOS to run in VirtualBox will involve the same steps and require the same types of apps but that I would use yum where I had used apt-get with Ubuntu.
Sorry if that last sentence sounds a bit naive. I mean the applications that CentOS needs to run in a virtual environment, and which serve as a glue between the CentOS, VirtualBox and the host OS, these apps would probably have different names, maybe. In the course, on Lynda.com, it was not explained why we need such and such applications and why certain command modifiers were used. That was mainly the case where the applications were installed to create the glue between Ubuntu, VirtualBox and the Host OS. At other times the commands were described more clearly.
Any advice on reading material is also appreciated.
Thanks,
Bruce