"Ben Kal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [snip] > AFAIK the guide to the size of swap is the amount of RAM: make it equal to > or twice that amount. By that standard you can cut down swap at least to > half what you now plan to make it. I don't know if Linux would like to > fill swap space with the iso image when a cd burner is busy but I doubt it. [more snippage]
AFAIK this isn't true of Linux. Some Unices required this in the past. The one I remember was HP-UX. If it did a kernel dump it copied memory to swap (for analysis (did anybody ever analyze a 128MB kernel image dump?)) and so you had to have enough swap space to hold the contents of the memory in case the kernel dumped. For Linux the amount of swap is like the size of /usr/local (or /opt). It's dependent on how you use the machine. I think it's generally true that it's a good idea to have a bit of swap (128MB is my typical minimum), but after that it's dependent on what you do with your machine. If you're running X + Gnome + Openoffice on a 64MB system you'll need a LOT of swap. If you're running in console mode and use the same system for C app-development, for example, you probably won't need much swap. Gary -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
