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I'M trying to downlaod CentOS, but I keep getting this http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/centos/ page. I don't know what I'M need to do here, how do I use this?

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A few practical follow-ups to the mirror/index notes from and the ISO-layout explanation by — steps that make a successful install more reliable and avoid wasted time.

Verify the download before writing or burning media. Mirrors publish signed checksum files; import the CentOS project GPG key, verify the signed checksum list, then check the ISO itself. Common commands are:

gpg --import RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-6
gpg --verify sha256sum.txt.asc
sha256sum -c sha256sum.txt.asc 2>&1 | grep OK

This avoids installing from corrupted or tampered images. (wiki.centos.org)

Make bootable media with a tool appropriate for the host OS and the CentOS image format. On Linux, writing the ISO directly to the whole USB device with dd is the supported approach for many CentOS releases (double-check the device path before running it). On Windows, a reputable utility such as Rufus is commonly used; ensure the Rufus copy comes from the official site. Example dd usage (example only — confirm device names first):

dd if=CentOS-6.5-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress && sync

Wrong device selection here will overwrite disks irreversibly. (wiki.centos.org)

Quick troubleshooting checklist: if a download stalls, try a torrent or use a resume-capable downloader; if media boots but installer fails, re-check the ISO checksum and GPG signature; test the ISO in a virtual machine before touching production hardware; and always keep the original ISO and checksum files until the system is running. These verification-and-write steps are the safest follow-ups after choosing an image from a mirror. (wiki.centos.org)

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Go to this web page () and select a mirror to download CentOS from.

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The page I gave is the one I got from clicking on a link from the page that you just gave.

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@OP: The page you posted lists folders with all of the available versions of CentOS.
Assuming you want to use the latest version, open the link for '6.3'.
Then open the 'isos' link/folder. From here you'll have two choices, 'i386' or 'x86_64'. Depending on your systems architecture, open the appropriate link (i386 for 32 bit intel or x86_64 for 64 bit) and you'll see a bunch of ISO's and torrent files. There is also a readme file in there that will tell you what each of the ISO's are for.
It looks like there's a LiveCD, a LiveDVD, a two DVD full install package, a minimal installation ISO (which will give you a bare bones command line install) and a net install ISO (Which will download packages from the internet as the system is installed).

From this page you can either download the ISO directly, or download a torrent file and then download the ISO using transmission or some other bit-torrent software. So simply double click on the one you want or right click and use 'save link as' (or whatever your browsers equivalent is!)

So for a 32 bit install, you want to download one of the ISO's from:

For a 64 bit install, go to:

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