| Date | Wed, 6 Jun 2001 10:12:37 -0600 | | From | Richard Gooch <> | | Subject | Re: Requirement: swap = RAM x 2.5 ?? |
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Jeff Garzik writes: > > I'm sorry but this is a regression, plain and simple. > > Previous versons of Linux have worked great on diskless workstations > with NO swap. > > Swap is "extra space to be used if we have it" and nothing else.
Sure. But Linux still works without swap. It's just that if you *do* have swap, it works best with 2* RAM.
Regards,
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