On Tuesday, 04.10.2005 at 08:32 -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote: > How much RAM do you have? I don't think Linux uses swap until RAM > starts to run out. I have a gigabyte (should I say Gigibyte these > days?) of RAM, and as far as I know, I've *never* used swap.
Some interesting points about swap here: http://sourcefrog.net/weblog/software/linux-kernel/swap.html Despite what some believe, using swap (even when you've got *loads* of RAM) isn't a bad thing and can actually improve system performance. Dave. -- Please don't CC me on list messages! ... Dave Ewart - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All email from me is now digitally signed, key from http://www.sungate.co.uk/ Fingerprint: AEC5 9360 0A35 7F66 66E9 82E4 9E10 6769 CD28 DA92
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