HD Install :: need mor memory?
FYI,
The 2x or 3x your RAM rule of thumb is usually good if you have a decent amount of memory, like 64MB or 128MB.
For low memory computers, I usually suggest that you ditch the rule of thumb and make a 64MB minium swap partition. If disk space is available, 128MB is preferred.
Your computer will run slower when it is forced to use your swap partition, but for me it is preferrable to give the computer virtual RAM to run additional programs instead getting of an out of memory crash.
can i change the swap file after installation - i dont think so cos i dont have any free space!
is it possible to easily reinstall dsl without any problems?
It is easier to change a swap file than it is to repartition your hard drive to change the size of your swap partition, especially when the drive is already fully used and no unpartitioned space is available.
My opinion is that you should find a size that works for you and then you should stick with it.
The advantage of a swap paritition is slightly improved performance when swapping virtual memory.
However, a swap file is nice when you have a system with extremely limited disk space because you can combine your whole Linux install into one bigger partition and share the same partition for both your data files and your swap file. In this way, if you suddenly need some temporary additional disk space you can resize or even delete your swap file to make more total room available for data files. Then when you have available space again you can recreate your old swap file.
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