CentOS Initial Setup

MohammedThousif Ansari - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Tata Communications Ltd

Installation is simple. It doesn't take much time. It's just a simple operating system.

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Arif-Kundi - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at BazTech

The product's initial setup phase was straightforward and not complex, especially if you are familiar with CLI. There can be an issue in the product's setup phase if you are a person who uses graphical interfaces.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

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AQ
Senior System Admin at Tepco-Group

The initial setup is the same as installing an ISO file in Red Hat. The product allows me to configure the IPS and allows me for automatic configuration, making a big difference. If a person is familiar with Linux, the setup phase gets easy. If a person is familiar with Windows, installation will be hard for the first time.

Considering the use of the solution for my company's test environment, the deployment process takes only a minute or two.

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Vijay Muddu - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager server admin and security at Vivaconnect

The initial setup is straightforward. It's very easy to set up. We did not find it complex in any way. 

The UI makes it very easy. You just go through it step by step. Of course, if you like, you can also do command line as well. 

How long it takes to deploy depends on the speed of the system. It's got very good capacity and a nice configuration setup. It can usually be installed in 20 minutes to half an hour. If a person has experience with Linux, they can likely install a server in 15 minutes. 

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Ayman Allam - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps and Automation Lead | Technical Expert at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees

The initial setup is very straightforward. It is not complex. I deployed both on-premises and cloud options. It only takes a few hours. 

I followed the documentation for preparing the nodes and the administration. There's good documentation for configuring time zones, networks, et cetera. The steps are pretty standard. 

We had development and infrastructure teams on the solution. However, only one person can handle the deployment. I only have details on just my team and area. I'm not sure what it was like across the company. 

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Sajjad Raza - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President | Services Group Leader at Afiniti

It's easy to set up the solution. It's not overly complex.

As far as the installation is concerned, it hardly takes an hour, based on the configuration or the software we want to install. After that, it's another hour or so to configure it as per our needs.

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Yilmaz Cagri Isbuga - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Owner at Tekbilge Internet Technologies Ltd & IDA LTD

Initial setup is easy. The amount of time it takes to deploy the solution depends on your computer's speed and parts. Eight gigabytes/four core can take 20-25 minutes.

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Erick-Guevara - PeerSpot reviewer
Application Server Manager at Centro Nacional de Registros

The implementation process is very easy. When I started to learn about Red Hat, for example, it was a little difficult. Right now, it's very, very easy.

The deployment took 15 minutes to half an hour. It didn't take long. 

We have three people that can handle deployment and maintenance. They are computer science engineers or people with a Linux background.

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BB
Senior Unix System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is in between straightforward and complex. It could be easier. There are too many options, and I'd like a lot less.

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Kevin Honde - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Solution Architect at Econet Wireless Zimbabwe

Setup is straightforward. You can complete it in about 30 minutes.

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VM
Cloud solution architect at 0

The solution’s initial setup is very straightforward.

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RS
Group Manager at HCL Technologies

It was just an application requirement. The application we are managing requires CentOS, which we had to install. There wasn't any choice.

For CentOS, the setup itself is straightforward. It didn't take much time. We installed it in one day. It was just the image that was installed. It also doesn’t take much staff to deploy or maintain the product.

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VivekSaini - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at Aon Corporation

The solution is not complicated. It is straightforward in terms of the setup process.

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Landry  Mbala - PeerSpot reviewer
Développeur applications at Trust Merchant Bank

The product's setup is simple. You can deploy the solution in one hour. 

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Ibidapo Ibrahim - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT Infrastructure at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I have the solution in Red Hat Linux. It's easy if you understand what to do. You do have to have some level of knowledge, however. It's not for non-technical users. 

I've had it deployed on-premise and on the cloud. 

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DM
Head of Department of operational and compliance at ACE GABON

The initial setup was easy given my level of experience with Linux. Installation takes about 20 minutes, and then extra time for deploying some tools. I generally carry out the maintenance for our company.

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SulaimanMustapha - PeerSpot reviewer
CRS at Kneedrag

The initial setup for this solution is straightforward and very self-intuitive.

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Phat Chau - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution architect at EASY CREDIT Vietnam

The initial setup process is easy. It requires five executives for deployment, including managers, admins, engineers, and developers. It takes around a month to complete.

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MI
Chief Product Officer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

We haven't had issues with the setup. The support team is comfortable handling the setup. 

The deployment isn't too long. I didn't get a sense that the deployment took too long. 

They mostly give you a file, and it's deployed in a single step. It's not a big project.

We have about five people who handle deployment and maintenance. 

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Victor Sibanda - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Equilogic Technologies

The initial setup was a bit complex but workable after training, reading through distribution papers, and increasing knowledge base. The solution can be learned and mastered after some time without too much difficulty. 

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DM
3D Artist at Daromex

I installed CentOS from the command line and administer it from the command line or web media.

The initial setup is simple and straightforward.

I'm using it for different clients, one or two servers for each client, so I don't use it. I don't deploy it, I just do an individual installation.

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MM
Group CEO at Mmusi Group

The initial setup is straightforward. 

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SK
Group DWH and BI Senior Manager at Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa

The initial setup is not very straightforward — it's intermediate. Linux is not an easy thing to install. If you don't have the knowledge, it can be a little difficult.

I believe there is a desktop version available that has a UI but we haven't tried it. That might be a little easier to install; but since it's on a server, we needed to use the command prompt.

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Cuneyt Gurses - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect, DevOps Engineer at sonne technology

Installation is straightforward. Deployment takes 10 minutes with EC2. In AWS, there is nothing to install because it's ready.

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RK
Senior Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The solution was very easy to install. The implementation process wasn't a problem at all. 

The deployment was fast. It maybe took one hour. 

I and another engineer handled the implementation together. You need two to three people to deploy the product.

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Taher Dungrawala - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery head at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech

The initial setup of CentOS is easy. You can do it with basic knowledge. The full deployment took approximately three hours.

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Aakash Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Architect at HCL Technologies

The initial setup was straightforward as it's a managed service, so we just needed to spin up the VM. Deployment took around four to five months.

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D6B8 - PeerSpot reviewer
District Technology at INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

Straightforward. We deploy with the minimal options, and the wizard is very easy to navigate to help install it. We also have a script that we run to make this process much easier.

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Evans Choge - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security Administrator at Jambopay

The initial setup was straightforward, and deployment took two to four hours.

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VP
Technial Lead at a manufacturing company with 1-10 employees

Its installation was quite straightforward. There is not much in terms of the setup cost. It was quite straightforward, and it happened quite quickly. From scratch, it took around one and a half hours.

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it_user541425 - PeerSpot reviewer
SCM administrator at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The setup was straightforward, until the need for kernel tuning arose. Then we were kind of on our own.

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SK
System Administrator at Confidential

The setup is straightforward for advanced users and administrators. If you are a beginner the setup can be quite difficult, especially with the partitioning phase. The basic installation on the premises only takes ten minutes. If you are installing on the cloud there are a few extra steps that can take up to 20 minutes such as the provider's security, networking, public IP addresses, and some rules that have to be configured before the system is ready.

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MM
Senior manager at SBI Cap security

The initial setup was straightforward and took between fifteen and thirty minutes.

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NP
Teaching and research assistant at a university with 201-500 employees

The initial setup was straightforward. I would rate the initial setup a two out of five.

It took approximately an hour to install CentOS on a PC.

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GD
Lead Solutions Architect - International Projects at a media company with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup is fairly straightforward. We have been using it for a long time it's an automatic deployment and has templates. People just have to click on the template being installed in the background. It's an automated process in VMware.

The end-user can go to the portal and they can just select which type of machine they want to have and which CentOS release is being deployed. It's a matter of minutes until they can log in.

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Octavian Enache - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Officer at TBI Bank

The initial setup was straightforward. It took me about 15 to 20 minutes to implement this solution.

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HetulPatel - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior data engineer at Tiger Analytics

The installation of CentOS is simple, The solution can be used on servers and on personal computers. You are always able to pick what packages you would like to use with the installation.

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RS
Head Channel and Capacity at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

CentOS is quite easy to install. Our IT guys install it themselves and it doesn't take many people. The installation takes almost four hours, depending on the machine. If the machine is good, it can even be installed and updated in two hours. You can handle the installation yourself. 

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MA
Technical Presales Consultant/ Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

If you know your way around Linux, then it is easy to install CentOS.

Most of it is the command line. There is a graphical user interface installation, but if you know CentOS, you don't want to do anything with the graphics. Instead, you will want to do everything with the command line, otherwise, you should consider Ubuntu.

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CC
Security Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The solution's initial setup is easy. There are installation options provided. We can either do a full or a minimum installation. It is easy to install tools in it. The process takes 30 minutes to complete.

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Fabián Balseca Chávez - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Presales Engineer at GMS Seguridad de la Información

The setup is easy. 

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TS
Team Leader Operations at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is very straightforward. You do need a team for maintenance and we would recommend using maintenance tools like Ansible or Chef. 

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DC
Consultant at a educational organization with 11-50 employees

The installation is very straightforward. It's not overly complex or difficult. A company shouldn't have too much trouble handling it. 

The deployment is very quick. It's up and running in a matter of minutes. 

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OF
Director of Electronic procurement department at a government with 51-200 employees

The setup of CentOS is easy.

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SB
Sr Manager - Information Security & Researcher at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The installation is straightforward. 

It takes less than an hour. 

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PS
Security Pre-Sales Engineer - Southern Reigion at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Not at all complex. Anybody with basic Linux knowledge can install the server and almost anybody can easily install the desktop and get themselves familiar with it over the course of a week.

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DB
MIS Specialist at a agriculture with 201-500 employees

The installation can take up to a day, but it can also be completed in as little as 10 minutes.

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AD
Systems and Virtualization Engineer at Altelios Technology Group

The initial setup of CentOS was simple. There was some configuration to be completed but then it is up and running.

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RP
IT Specialist at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

I wasn't involved in the initial setup but I believe it was straightforward. We have infrastructure related employees who dealt with the deployment. 

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MW
Project Manager at Realnux

The installation easy and takes approximately 20 minutes.

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FE
Senior System Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

The installation is mostly straightforward. We have automated it.

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it_user357567 - PeerSpot reviewer
Applications & Systems Administrator at a university with 501-1,000 employees

The setup was complex initially. However, once we overcame the steep learning curve, it was a lot easier.

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HT
System Engineer at CMC CSI saigon

It took two to three days. We did it over the weekend, and we had two technical people.

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AK
Technical Support Specialist at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup is very straightforward. 

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it_user538686 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Corporate Systems Division at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It was very straightforward because the servers come with all the necessary components: CPU dissipators, kit rail, two power supplies, etc.

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it_user479220 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Network Administrator at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

The setup was a bit complex as it was quite different to previous CentOS releases.

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IR
Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We used a fully automated process for installation.

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it_user466755 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud & Monitoring System Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

The setup was straightforward with easy step-by-step installation for basic use.

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it_user351633 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer | OpenStack Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It was just the easy Anaconda installer.

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MF
Manager Tech. & Support (Information Technology) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The installation is a little difficult.

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NS
Storage Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

CentOS can be easily installed in VMWare and VirtualBox. The installation is straightforward. However, on the server, it is difficult for me to detect errors and check other applications.

It took seven months to complete the installation.

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CentOS
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about CentOS. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
768,415 professionals have used our research since 2012.