Swap xubuntu

[Yunix]

Salve sto per installare xubuntu sul pc.
ho un pentium 2 450mhz, 128 ram e 6gb hard dish.
Quanta memoria devo dedicare per la swap???

GRAZIE e CIAO!!! :D

[Lutra]

Salve sto per installare xubuntu sul pc.
ho un pentium 2 450mhz, 128 ram e 6gb hard dish.
Quanta memoria devo dedicare per la swap???

GRAZIE e CIAO!!! :D

tratta da

http://www.linux.com/feature/121916


How big should my swap space be?

It is possible to run a Linux system without a swap space, and the system will run well if you have a large amount of memory -- but if you run out of physical memory then the system will crash, as it has nothing else it can do, so it is advisable to have a swap space, especially since disk space is relatively cheap.

The key question is how much? Older versions of Unix-type operating systems (such as Sun OS and Ultrix) demanded a swap space of two to three times that of physical memory. Modern implementations (such as Linux) don't require that much, but they can use it if you configure it. A rule of thumb is as follows: 1) for a desktop system, use a swap space of double system memory, as it will allow you to run a large number of applications (many of which may will be idle and easily swapped), making more RAM available for the active applications; 2) for a server, have a smaller amount of swap available (say half of physical memory) so that you have some flexibility for swapping when needed, but monitor the amount of swap space used and upgrade your RAM if necessary; 3) for older desktop machines (with say only 128MB), use as much swap space as you can spare, even up to 1GB.