DSL Embedded :: Size of partitions

So is this something I would have to do at any pc I went to or just to get gcc installed do you think. I really haven't had problems until now.

Question is DSL supposted to find and use the swap of the Os it's running on top of or does the memory key install just not use swap? Could I some how increase the amount of memory it uses so it doesn't go to swap so fast?
Thanks,

Chris.

Yea, the gcc extensions are packed with quite a bit.

DSL can automatically use the swap partitions on the hard drive, but I haven't done usb-installs before. If you do have one that's not being used, just use the swapon device command.

Why would you want to increase the amount of memory something uses? (I'd rather do the opposite)

Ahem. If you want some program to use more ram, the more likely your system will use swap...

I didn't want the gcc install to use more ram, I was wondering if the DSL install could be allocated more ram there in going to swap less frequently.

I'll Fool around with the swapon command and see if I can get this to work.
Thanks,

Chris.

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