On 03/10/05, Libin Varghese <libinv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > My question is why do we need the swap partition? > > I seem to be asking the wrong group, I will really appreciate if anyone > could give me the mail id for the linux setup mailing list. > as Libin said you don't need one. but modern(!) linux distros' install system uses a lot of grafics lately (first of all they use x window and some kind of install program that uses x to show grafics). but if you slackware you don't really need one. but having one speeds up the process. > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > -- Ozan -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
