TheSquire Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 (edited) Do I also need to create a swap partition for my linux installation? So I need a ext3 and a swap one, right? My ext3 has to be primary also, what about the swap? Edited August 9, 2004 by TheSquire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luizmdk Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 Yes, mainly if you it will have 256MB RAM or less SWAP makes the following account RAM + = 512MB With 512 MB. With 512 MB you have OpenOffice + KDE + juk + Mozilla with some open borders + Kopete, and surplus still sufficient memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 ext3 does not have to be primary, I don't think. If you have more than 256MB RAM you don't have to have a swap partition, but it's a good idea. Make it at least the same size as your RAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSquire Posted August 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 I have 768mb RAM.....still need a swap partition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luizmdk Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 It depends on the size of its HD one will be great it makes a partition SWAP of 64 MB alone to say that it has or then nor it makes you has much memory RAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 (edited) I have 512MB and still use the swap. 100 or 200 mb of hd space is not worth not having a swap if needed. Create one. Oh, and no fs has to be primary ;)....it's the OS that requires a partition to be primary and win98 is the only one I personally have used that does. Edited August 10, 2004 by bvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftDeath Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 I'd still put a Swap Partition no matter what RAM you have. Its not like your losing that much harddrive space anyways. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnkirby Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 You hit on a great debate in todays world of cheap memory, as ram gets cheaper the apparent need for swap seems to decrease, (I can't remember the last time my computer showed the swap being used). However, I would not want to get caught without just yet, I have a gig's worth of ram, and keep a 750MB swap, I don't really miss the space. I guess the simple answer is if you ever do max out your ram, the swap will save your butt and keep things running Capn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSquire Posted August 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 I guess I am too used to Windows, I wasn't aware that, once your RAM is full, it might not be too good for your linux.... Anyway, I did make a 800mb swap partition for my 768mb ram, so it should be all good ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luizmdk Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 800mb swap partition for my 768mb ram :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 (edited) 800mb swap partition for my 768mb ram :o <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, I'm not going to search for....well ok, here http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=3994&hl= ...you never know when you'll need 2 swaps and even they'll get used up Edited August 9, 2004 by bvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSquire Posted August 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 800mb swap partition for my 768mb ram :o <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ...yes...is that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luizmdk Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 This is not bad. You has much memory RAM and much SWAP (I find an amount absurd of SWAP) but the computer is its you makes what to want with it ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 not bad at all in this day of huge hd's. If you made it 200 and gained 600MB of space, what did you gain? Nothing....600MB is nothing today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnkirby Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 600MB is nothing today. Agreed, I would rather have too much swap and never need it than not have enough and have a program fail because of it. I truely don't believe I need the 750MB swap I have, but I keep it larger for sanitys sake as well as on a 30 gig drive, I don't miss it..... Capn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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