--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Bart Lidofsky <bart@...> wrote:
>
> On 6/12/2013 1:46 AM, loyal_barber wrote:
> >
> > A note however: If you have 4 GB or less of memory
> > you will want to create 1 to several swap partitions of approximately
> > 2 GB each up to 1.5 times your amount of RAM. For example, if you
> > had 4 GB RAM, you would have 5 total partitions:
> > 1. Win7
> > 2. Swap 2GB
> > 3. Swap 2GB
> > 4. Swap 2GB
> > 5. Linux root (/) partition of the size of your free space - 6 GB.
> >
>
> One advantage that I have read about Linux is that it is much
> easier on resources than Windows; it can be used to bring new life to
> older machines. Therefore, I am curious as to why 4 GB of RAM is
> insufficient to run Linux properly, and that several dedicated
> partitions for swap areas are required. Can't Linux just use a file on
> disk for swapping of necessary?
>
> Bart
I must have missed where I said that 4 GB is insufficient. In fact
I never said that at all. Swap space exists to allow Linux to move
RAM to disk when the applications you are running want more memory
than there is physical RAM. Some distros *require* a swap space or
they will not continue install regardless of the amount of RAM you
have. To correct an earlier comment I read, Swap space is NOT
for hibernation.
Loyal
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