1: Mirror address: http://mirrors.aliyun.com/centos/8.1.1911/isos/x86_64/
note:
.torrent is a torrent file for you to download, but not an installation package. Can be excluded.
Similarly, Manifest is actually an XML file with a suffix of .manifest, not an installation package, exclude
Select the download in the red box to download.
Here use CentOS-8-x86_64-1905-boot.iso to install,
Since there is no Minimal version similar to CentOS7, you need to choose Minimal installation during the installation process, but you need to specify the repo address.
Then, open VMware:
Mine is vmware14, according to this choice, other versions are similar, choose the highest 64-bit Linux
This step is very important, not centos7
Click start, or boot, or play this virtual machine, the first step of installation begins, check if there is any problem with the image
Choose not to install, installation takes up space
Install the English version and continue directly
Chinese version just drag the mouse to find China
Network configuration:
Click in and select the installation mode:
The following two are graphical interface and minimal installation. Choose the appropriate one. I chose server as a server
start installation:
Root password can be set during installation, or user can be created
Set root password (administrator password):