CentOS 5.5 x64 image notes

The system runs under CentOS release 5.5 (Final) with the latest set of packages installed on amd64 platform (recently updated and tuned).

CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendors redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible.

This is the latest version, released 14 of May 2010 and based on the upstream RedHat EL release 5.5

Image Information & Recommendation:

Storage: The ‘/’ file-system usage is about 1.2Gb, about 450 packages are installed.
This ‘basic’ installation provide you an ability to design the system to be much suitable for your needs.
The recommended total disk size is 10Gb. Note: the disk size depend from applications and services you plan to run on the system

Memory: The system use ~300Mb of memory to run mandatory services like init, disk management, logging and networking. We recommend use at least 512Mb of RAM according to the vendors requirements.