Re: The need of swap partition while installing linux

[Fawad Lateef <fawadlateef@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/3/05, Libin Varghese <libinv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>     My question is why do we need the swap partition?
>
> I seem to be asking the wrong group, I will really appreciate if anyone
> could give me the mail id for the linux setup mailing list.
>

Swap space is used for virtual memory for user space programs
along-with the RAM present in the system .....

You can check this link .... (Although its topic is How much Swap we
need ? but will make things clear for you)

http://aplawrence.com/SCOFAQ/FAQ_scotec9swap_needed.html


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