This article shows you how to install ClearOS 6.3.0 (Community Edition) Linux distribution which is based on Red Hat Linux/CentOS Linux. ClearOS (Community Edition) is a open source and it’s free. It’s designed to use in SME (small and medium enterprises) and says best alternate of Windows Small Business Server Edition. It has many features like Firewall (iptables), IDS and IPS, VPN (PPTP, IPSec, OpenVPN), content filtering, bandwidth manager, file services, SMTP services, print services, SSL certification, and web services etc. ame can be configured through web-based interface (GUI). You can visit ClearOS Website to know more about it.

ClearOS 6.3 Step-by-Step Installation Guide

Download ClearOS 6.3.0 32/64 Bit ISO Images

Download ClearOS 6.3.0 DVD ISO‘s for 32/64 Bit operating systems using following links.

1. ClearOS 6.3.0 32 Bit DVD ISO
2. ClearOS 6.3.0 64 Bit DVD ISO

Installation Of ClearOS 6.3.0 With Screenshots

Boot the Computer with ClearOS 6.3.0 Installation CD/DVD or ISO.

1. Select Install or upgrade ClearOS 6.3.0

ClearOS 6.3 Install or Upgrade

2. Welcome screen of ClearOS 6.3.0

ClearOS 6.3 Welcome Screen

3. Language selection.

ClearOS 6.3 Language Selection

4. Keyboard selection.

ClearOS 6.3 Keyboard Selection

5. Select Basic Storage device, if your hard drive is locally attached.

ClearOS 6.3 Basic Storage Selection

6. Storage Device Warning, Click yes, discard any data.

ClearOS 6.3 Device Warnings

7. Give a Name to your system. You may Click on Configure Network button if you want to configure Network during installation.

ClearOS 6.3 Hostname Setup

Note: Click Wired tab and click on add button. Select Connect automatically, go to ipv4 settings tab and select Method and select Manual in drop down. Fill address box with IP Address, Netmask & Gateway. In this howto’s I’m using IP Address 192.168.50.20 for this system. The IP Address may differ in your environment.

8. Select nearest city in your time zone.

ClearOS 6.3 Time Zone Selection

9. Enter root password.

ClearOS 6.3 Set Root Password

10. Select Partition types as per your need.

ClearOS 6.3 Partition Selection

11. Verify Partitions or you can edit filesystem partition If you like.

ClearOS 6.3 Verify Partition

12. Select Write changes to Disk.

ClearOS 6.3 Disk Write Changes

13. Filesystem formatting.

ClearOS 6.3 File System Formatting

14. Bootloader options. You can give bootloader password to enhance security.

ClearOS 6.3 Boot Loader Selection

15. Installation started, this may take several minutes.

ClearOS 6.3 Installation Started

16. Installation completed, Please remove CD/DVD and reboot system.

ClearOS 6.3 Installation Completes

17. After reboot, First screen of Clear OS.

ClearOS 6.3 Reboot Screen

18. Post installation, you will get below screen where we can use browser to configure ClearOS 6.3.0 using URL to connect web interface (https://192.168.50.20:81).

ClearOS 6.3 Post Installation Screen

19. Open ClearOS Web Interface in a browser with root user and password for initial configuration.

ClearOS 6.3 Web Interface

20. Installation Wizard will come up and follow the instructions as it says.

ClearOS 6.3 Installation Wizard

21. Select modes, Private Server Mode (for local network) is appropriate for this scenario (Without firewall)

ClearOS 6.3 Select Modes

22. Next two steps is for Network Setting, you can edit Network Settings here if you want.

ClearOS 6.3 Network Settings

ClearOS 6.3 Network Configuration

23. Select ClearOS Community Edition or ClearOS Professional. Visit ClearOS Website to know more about differences.

Select ClearOS 6.3 Community Edition

24. Next step for software updates if any

ClearOS 6.3 Software Updates

That’s It! we are ending this intallation here, if you have any questions and comments please use our comment section below.