swap
partition
/boot
partition
/
partition
/home
partition
Amount of RAM in the System | Recommended Amount of Swap Space |
---|---|
4GB of RAM or less | a minimum of 2GB of swap space |
4GB to 16GB of RAM | a minimum of 4GB of swap space |
16GB to 64GB of RAM | a minimum of 8GB of swap space |
64GB to 256GB of RAM | a minimum of 16GB of swap space |
256GB to 512GB of RAM | a minimum of 32GB of swap space |
/boot/
partition (250 MB)/boot/
contains the operating system kernel (which allows your system to boot Fedora), along with files used during the bootstrap process. For most users, a 250 MB boot partition is sufficient.
/boot
, such as Btrfs, XFS, or VFAT.
/boot/
partition if you want the /
(root) partition to use all of the remaining space on your hard drive.
/boot/
partition must be created on a partition outside of the RAID array, such as on a separate hard drive.
root
partition (3.0 GB - 5.0 GB)/
" (the root directory) is located. In this setup, all files (except those stored in /boot
) are on the root partition.
/root
/
(or root) partition is the top of the directory structure. The /root
directory/root
(sometimes pronounced "slash-root") directory is the home directory of the user account for system administration.
home
partition (at least 100 MB)/home
directory. This will enable you to upgrade or reinstall Fedora without erasing user data files.
/
partition, upgrades become easier. Refer to the description of the Edit option in Section 9.13, “ Creating a Custom Layout or Modifying the Default Layout ” for more information.
/foo
must be at least 500 MB, and you do not make a separate /foo
partition, then the /
(root) partition must be at least 500 MB.
Directory | Minimum size |
---|---|
/
| 250 MB |
/usr
| 250 MB, but avoid placing this on a separate partition |
/tmp
| 50 MB |
/var
| 384 MB |
/home
| 100 MB |
/boot
| 250 MB |
/home
partition.
/boot
partition. Unless you plan to install a great many kernels, the default partition size of 250 MB for /boot
should suffice.
/boot
, such as Btrfs, XFS, or VFAT.
/var
directory holds content for a number of applications, including the Apache web server. It also is used to store downloaded update packages on a temporary basis. Ensure that the partition containing the /var
directory has enough space to download pending updates and hold your other content.
/var/cache/yum/
by default. If you partition the system manually, and create a separate /var/
partition, be sure to create the partition large enough (3.0 GB or more) to download package updates.
/usr
directory holds the majority of software content on a Fedora system. For an installation of the default set of software, allocate at least 4 GB of space. If you are a software developer or plan to use your Fedora system to learn software development skills, you may want to at least double this allocation.
/usr
on a separate file system/usr
is on a separate file system from /
, the boot process becomes much more complex because /usr
contains boot-critical components. In some situations (like installations on iSCSI drives), the boot process might not work at all.
/var/lib/mysql
, make a separate partition for that directory in case you need to reinstall later.
Partition | Size and type |
---|---|
/boot
|
250 MB ext3 partition
|
swap
| 2 GB swap |
LVM physical volume | Remaining space, as one LVM volume group |
Partition | Size and type |
---|---|
/
| 13 GB ext4 |
/var
| 4 GB ext4 |
/home
| 50 GB ext4 |