On 08/04/2012 11:11 PM, rafael ff1 wrote: > 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. > Scott, C, gt, Rafel, Thank you for all you comments. I'll drop a note in the wiki that captures a brief set of these considerations and the few steps needed to set up a swap if the user desires. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
