HD partitions and swap

Forum: HD Install
Topic: HD partitions and swap
started by: NewbieDan

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Posted by NewbieDan on Nov. 20 2006,07:54

I have a fully functioning hd install and I love it.  Wlan performance is great.  I wiped the drive to hda 1 and installed the DSL to hda 1.  Do I need a swap and a hda 2 etc., with a hd install.  Working great on hda 1 alone so wanted to know if I should make another partition(s) with free space or just run as is?

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Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Nov. 20 2006,14:28

Depends on how much memory you have, and what you plan to use.

But you always can't go wrong with more memory (virtual or physical)

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Posted by NewbieDan on Nov. 21 2006,08:44

Hey Buddy thanks for the reply.  I have 196 meg ram on the ole' Thinkpad and 4 gig hd.
Stability is more important to me than speed at this point, being a Linux newbie.

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Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Nov. 21 2006,14:14

Doing a frugal or a debian-style hd-install?

In any case, 196 is plenty to go around for use of additional extensions and heavier applications.  Check your memory stats - if you find you're using at around 75% or more, you should consider adding a swap (this guideline is not official in any case, it's just an estimate).

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