Re: partitioning revisited
My $0.02's worth re. swap:
Suppose you are consistently using 256MB of swap on your fairly up-to-date
machine. That means you definitely need to buy and install 256MB RAM,
which is dirt cheap today.
Therefore, I think on a modern machine, the swap space should be equal to
the minimum amount of memory you will be adding next. Monitor swap usage,
and as soon as it looks like you're consistently swapping, go out and buy
more dirt-cheap RAM.
On older machines with small amounts of memory you used to be swapping for
dear life with a multi-user multi-tasking OS like Linux, which is
probably the origin of the "swap=3xRAM" rule.
Best regards,
George Karaolides 8, Costakis Pantelides St.,
tel: +35 79 68 08 86 Strovolos,
email: george@karaolides.com Nicosia CY 2057,
web: www.karaolides.com Republic of Cyprus
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