CentOS 5.3 minimal installation with X as VMware guest

1. get ISO of the latest version of CentOS 5 from the CentOS website, centos.org. You will only need the first disc or the net install disc. (eg. CentOS-5.3-x86_64-bin-1of7.iso)
2. following normal installation but deselect all pkg (refer to screenshot)
3. after reboot. add EPEL repo (EPEL - FedoraProject), such that iceWM is available.
   # rpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-3.noarch.rpm


4. install additional pkg (yum install):
• xorg-x11-twm
• xorg-x11-xfs
• xorg-x11-xinit
• xorg-x11-server-Xorg
• xorg-x11-drv-vmware
• urw-fonts (needed by icewm)
• icewm
• vnc-server
• vnc


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Freeware for Mac

List of recommended freeware for mac.

1. Paintbrush - Paintbrush is a simple paint program for Mac OS X, reminiscent of Microsoft Paint and Apple’s own now-defunct MacPaint. It provides users with a means to make simple images quickly, something which has been noticeably absent from the Mac for years.
2. Seashore - Seashore is an open source image editor for Mac OS X's Cocoa framework. It features gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. It supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing. It is based around the GIMP's technology and uses the same native file format.
3. Burn - Simple CD/DVD burning utilities.
4. Transmission - BT client
   
5. VLC - Video player
   
6. Adium - IM client
   
7. Perian - Perian is a free, open source QuickTime component that adds native support for many popular video formats.
8. Flip4Mac WMV component - to play .wmv file using quicktime.
   
9. Carbon Copy Cloner - Backup software
   
10. Stuffit Expander - Expand compressed file, eg. zip, rar, etc.
11. Cyberduck - FTP client
12. Skype - VOIP software
13. HandBrake - Video converter
14. iStat Pro - iStat pro is a highly configurable widget that lets you monitor every aspect of your Mac, including CPU, memory, disks, network, battery, temperatures, fans, load & uptime and processes.
15. Firefox - Web Browser
16. Skim - Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It is designed to help you read and annotate scientific papers in PDF, but is also great for viewing any PDF file.
17. arCHMock - CHM files viewer for Mac OS X
18. OpenTerminal - This application allows you to open a Terminal window with the path of the current Finder window