[TriLUG] Re: [TriLUG] Re

[Tanner Lovelace]

Nathan Conrad wrote:

> 2GB is a bit excessive for most people. 2x memory is not a rule, it is
> just a suggestion. 

Actually, from what I understand, under certain kernel versions (2.4
series), you *do* need twice the amount of ram as swap because of how
the swap algorithm works.  I think this has changed in 2.[56].x though.

Cheers,
Tanner
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