Swap partition default size [WAS Re: Problem With Hard Disk Partitioning In Debian Linux 12.x]

2024-07-07 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
the SWAP Partition automatically adjusted as per the Hard Disk > Sizes which can have 20 GB also. Please see above. Under most conditions, heavy use of swap would indicate a problem and the default size works for many. > Manual Partitioning in Debian 12.x is not happening to adjust SWAP Parti

Problem With Hard Disk Partitioning In Debian Linux 12.x

2024-07-07 Thread Saurav Sarkar
Hi, The SWAP Partition is too low in Debian 12.x that is just 1 GB. In Debian 8.x the SWAP Partition automatically adjusted as per the Hard Disk Sizes which can have 20 GB also. Manual Partitioning in Debian 12.x is not happening to adjust SWAP Partition and for other Folder Partitions. Bye

Re: Hard Disk

2005-07-14 Thread Billy O'Neal
ize completely all the datathat was referenced by deleted files from the hard disk.  In whichcase it will be faster to use wipe on the individual sensititive files.BTW, fileutils (now coreutils) comes with shred, which is more or lesslike wipe.  One less package installed.Billy was asking about c

Re: Hard Disk

2005-07-14 Thread Philippe Troin
all your partitions just before unmounting them (in /etc/init.d/umountfs). > The "wipe" program and package may be of interest as well. To be used > instead of rm above. That would be more if you wanted to sanitize completely all the data that was referenced by deleted files from

Re: Hard Disk

2005-07-13 Thread Lars Wirzenius
ke, 2005-07-13 kello 20:53 -0700, Philippe Troin kirjoitti: > cat /dev/zero > /bigfile > rm /bigfile The "wipe" program and package may be of interest as well. To be used instead of rm above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EM

Re: Hard Disk

2005-07-13 Thread Philippe Troin
"Billy O'Neal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm using MS Virtual PC to install Debian before I chose it as my full time > os, to replace windows. I'd like to know if there is a utillity (such as > necrofile) in Debian that will null the free space on the drive, to allow > the vortual pc compac

Hard Disk

2005-07-13 Thread Billy O'Neal
I'm using MS Virtual PC to install Debian before I chose it as my full time os, to replace windows. I'd like to know if there is a utillity (such as necrofile) in Debian that will null the free space on the drive, to allow the vortual pc compacter, which compresses the virtual hard drive by removin

Re: Hard Disk Access under Linux

2001-09-05 Thread John Goerzen
ASTLE Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does Linux in general access the hard disk drive via the PC's BIOS or via > the Hard Disk Drive Controller Hmm, given your long-winded sig, you perhaps ought to have checked whether or not these lists are archived before posting. Anyway

Re: Hard Disk Access under Linux

2001-09-05 Thread J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)
debian-project is a list for "Non-technical project-related discussions". A more appropriate place for your question is the debian-user mailing list. On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 14:42:45 +0100, ASTLE Neal wrote: > Does Linux in general access the hard disk drive via the PC's BIOS

Hard Disk Access under Linux

2001-09-05 Thread ASTLE Neal
Does Linux in general access the hard disk drive via the PC's BIOS or via the Hard Disk Drive Controller Thanks Neal Astle ** The information included in this e-mail is of a confidential nature and is intended only fo