How much disk space to install CentOS?

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Solution 1

4 GB should be sufficient for /. Add another 4 GB for /var. So in sum 8 GB should be enough (I use no swapspace).

That`s what I use as standard for our virtual CentOS 5 machines. They normally never hit the 80% mark in that setup.

Solution 2

If you use Fedora's AOS kickstart then you can get it down to under 500MB or so.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Mascarpone
    Mascarpone over 1 year

    What is the minimum amount of diskspace a CentOS system, plus the java virtual machine, needs to be installed?

    Desktop interface is not needed.

    • Nils
      Nils over 12 years
      What exactly are you trying to accomplish with that system?
    • Mascarpone
      Mascarpone over 12 years
      install many VMS to test some software