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Section 2.5:Step 5 - Which Installation Class is Best For You?
A server-class installation is most appropriate for you if you would like your system to function
as a Linux-based server, and you do not want to heavily customize your system configuration.
Custom
A custom-class installation allows you the greatest flexibility during your installation. You
choose your partitioning scheme, which packages you want and more. Custom-class installa-
tions are most appropriate for those users more familiar with Red Hat Linux installations and
for those afraid of losing complete flexibility.
The custom-class installation allows you the most flexibility. The worksta-
tion- and server-class installations go through the installation process for you
and omit certain steps. However, partition flexibility has been added to work-
station- and server-class installations, so you can now partition your drives
manually during those classes of installations, if you choose to.
These classes give you the option of simplifying the installation process (with some potential for loss
of configuration flexibility), or retaining flexibility with a slightly more complex installation process.
Next, take a detailed look at each class, so you can see which one is right for you.
2.5.1 Workstation-Class Installations
Most suitable for new users, the workstation-class installation will install your choice of the GNOME
or KDE desktop environments, or both, and the X Window System.
A workstation-class installation will erase all information in all Linux-
related partitions from every one of your computer's hard drive(s).
Below are the minimum recommended disk space requirements for a workstation-class installation.
• Workstation choosing GNOME: 1.2 GB
• Workstation choosing KDE: 1.2 GB
• Workstation choosing both GNOME and KDE, and games: 1.5 GB
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