2012/8/5 gt <static.vortex@xxxxxxx>: > On Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 08:46:05PM -0500, David C. Rankin wrote: >> All, >> >> After installing without AIF, I want to update the install wiki to drop a note >> about swap. It isn't addressed at all. What is the current Arch recommendation >> regarding swap creation? I.E.: recommended for systems w/less that 1G of RAM, >> create swap file of what size? (256M?) Even if swap is not recommended, I at >> least want to drop that note in the basic install. Thanks. > > As others on this thread have elaborated, it comes down to the > individual's need. I don't think any distro can dictate about the need > of a swap or not. I almost don't use swap as my RAM can handle my needs. But, just in case, I set swap partition to 1,5x my RAM capacity.
