Linux PRE-INSTALL CHECK LIST

check Linux hardware compatibility list
 
http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/

•Plan a partitioning Scheme

–Typical /boot = 125 Mb

–SWAP = 2 x RAM

–Create /usr. /var. /home on separate partitions.

–/etc, /bin/sbin,/lib should not be on separate partitions, to be under /.