Question | Answer |
Partition needs to be at least 4 GB and should be on the primary partition and must be formatted with a Linux filesystem (own Partition) | / (root) |
Partition should be a minimum of 5 - 10 GB, or as large as needed to store the user files (own Partition) | /home |
Should be 100 - 200 MB and needs to be in the first 1024 cylinders of the disk for older BIOS versions (own Partition) | /boot |
Partition should be at least 1 GB based on the number of applications installed (own Partition) | /opt |
Partition should be 1 GB and temporary files cleared by the OS periodically (own Partition) | /tmp |
Partition should be 5 - 16 GB based on the number of installed packages (own Partition) | /usr |
Partition should be 3 -10 GB - large enough that log file size does not affect the rest of the computer (own Partition) | /var |
Partition should be 1 - 1.5 (ideally twice the size) times larger than the amount of installed RAM. Linux can use either a swap file or a swap partition for the swap area. Create a separate partition, whenever possible | /swap |
These directories have system configuration files that are necessary for Linux to function properly and should be located on same partition. | /etc. /bin, /sbin, /lib, /dev, and /proc |
Steps 1 -4 for an effective installation design | 1. Perform a Needs Assessment
2. Pick a Distribution
3. Determine Hardware Requirements
4. Plan the File System |
Steps 5 -9 for an effective installation design | 5. Plan the Patitions
6. Identify Software
7. Identify the Users
8. Gather Network Information
9. Select an Installation Source |