Do You Have Enough Disk Space?

Nearly every modern-day operating system (OS) uses disk partitions, and Red Hat Linux is no exception. When you install Red Hat Linux, you may have to work with disk partitions. If you have not worked with disk partitions before (or need a quick review of the basic concepts) read An Introduction to Disk Partitions in the appendix of the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide before proceeding.

You must ensure that Red Hat Linux has enough available disk space on the hard drive(s) for this installation.

These disks, especially virtual disks, must be made large enough for your maximum needs before the installation. For the iSeries, it is not necessary to share these disks with other Linux partitions or with other operating systems. Plan your disk space accordingly for the partitions where Red Hat Linux will be installed.

Before you start the installation process, one of the following conditions must be met:

• Your computer must have enough unpartitioned disk space for the installation of Red Hat Linux.

• You must have one or more partitions that may be deleted, thereby freeing up enough disk space to install Red Hat Linux.

Installation Disk Space Requirements

Workstation-class

A workstation-class installation, choosing to install GNOME or KDE, requires at least 1.2 GB of free space. Choosing both GNOME and KDE requires at least 1.5 GB of free disk space.

Server-class

A server-class installation requires 650 MB for a minimal installation and at least 1.2 GB of free space if every package is selected.

Custom-class

A custom-class installation requires 300 MB for a minimal installation and at least 2.4 GB of free space if every package is selected.

	Note
	To use automatic partitioning, you must have enough free disk space available (1.2 GB or more); if you do not have enough free disk space available, this option will not appear during your installation.

If you are not sure that you meet these conditions, or if you want to know how to create free disk space for your Red Hat Linux installation, please refer to the partitioning appendix in the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide. Sections relating to LILO and Intel-specific BIOS issues can be ignored.