Bug#987503: swap partition only 1 GB instead of at least 1 x RAM size
Hi Steve,
On 2021-04-24 21:40, Steve McIntyre wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 04:14:16PM -0400, Martin wrote:
> >Please restore the correct formula, thank you! (Or even allow
> >users to chose a swap size for the auto-partioner (e.g. if a
> >users already plans to upgrade the RAM, see #780208).
>
> There is no such thing as a "correct" formula, though.
OK, I put it this way: "Please restore the formula, that used to
work well since many releases for myself and many others, YMMV."
I was bitten by this bug, because I didn't even check swap size,
blindly trusting in the hundreds of times I installed Debian. So
I had my lovely new system and hibernation was broken. It took
me a while to realise, that swap space was too small :-(
> The old formula
> was similarly causing lots of hassle for people installing on servers
> who didn't want to waste hundreds of gigabytes on swap space.
I see. My servers only have 8..64 GB of RAM, but are not that
restricted on disk space, that a wasting 8..64 GB were dramatic.
And then: Why 1 GB of swap? Why not 0 GB then? Looks like a
mistake/typo to me.
Also I assume, that desktop PCs are more oftenly installed
relying on d-i defaults, while servers are typically installed
by experienced admins. The latter would use advanced methods of
partioning, either manually or using automated tools.
> We could probably do with an "is this a server or a desktop" up-front,
> but we don't have that yet.
I'ld prefer the solution suggested in #780208, because it helps
in other cases, too. But for the moment reverting to the old
behaviour would be very helpful.
Cheers
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