I think that's a good idea. I will create a swap file instead of a swap partition, so that I can monitor and change it easily at a later point of time. In that case, I will partition my SSD as a single 120GB ext4, which is having a 5gb swap file. On 04-Feb-2016 9:50 PM, "f...@bluewin.ch" <f...@bluewin.ch> wrote:
> Hi, > > swap space is crucial if you suspend or hibernate your system. If you want > to be able to do that, your swap should be at least the same size of your > RAM. That said, the old rule "RAM size x 2" had sense some time ago, with > much smaller sizes than nowadays. Nowaday it's not really needed. In your > case, if you want to be able to suspend and hibernate you need at least > 4GB, but 8GB wouldn't make much sense. I'd go with 5 GB, or 6 if you work > with software that requires an awful lot of RAM. > > For more infos, see also https://wiki.debian.org/Swap > > FG > > ---- Messaggio originale ---- > Da : joscol...@gmail.com > Data : 04/02/2016 - 16:42 (CET) > A : debian-laptop@lists.debian.org > Oggetto : Swap > > Hello, > > How much swap space does 4GB ram ideally requires ? I have been using the > rule "RAM size x 2" for calculating the size of swap. But as the RAM sizes > are bigger nowadays, is this a wrong calculation ? I mean, is it okay if I > use 1 GB of swap space (or lesser) for a 4gb RAM ? > > (I use to suspend my system everyday by pressing alt+shutdown menu in > gnome 3) > > Please suggest. > > Thanks, > Jos Collin > > > > >
