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Subject: Re: Requirement: swap = RAM x 2.5 ??
Date: 6 Jun 2001 13:05:27 -0400
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In article <200106061612.f56GCbA14901@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca>,
Richard Gooch <rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca> wrote:
> > 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.

There is a large difference between saying Linux works best with
2*RAM, and Linux requires 2*RAM.