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A swap partition is faster, because the disk access doesn't have to be
filtered
by a file system.
But maybe if you don't know how much swap space you will need a swap
file will
be a good choice for the first. A rule of thumb is using double the size
of ram
for your swap area. But this sure isn't right if you are running a 486
with 4 Meg
of ram and want to use netscape...

I have 16 meg of ram and a 32 meg swap partition. I think this is a good
choice
if you aren't running very huge applications. Maybe even a 16 meg swap
area would
be enough. But if you want to install a swap partition it is better that
it is
a little bit too big than too small, because you can't change its
size...

Good Luck Configuring....

Thomas

: What's faster, a swap partition, or a swap file on a ext2fs? I know the
: best advantage of a file is that you can change the size, depending on
: the needs - something hard to do with a partition.

: Thanks

Just offhand I'd say a swap partition---the kernel doesn't have to worry
about filesystems and can access the drive directly. Don't trust me on it,
though.

Drew
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What's faster, a swap partition, or a swap file on a ext2fs? I know the
best advantage of a file is that you can change the size, depending on
the needs - something hard to do with a partition.

Thanks

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Quote:>What's faster, a swap partition, or a swap file on a ext2fs? I know the
>best advantage of a file is that you can change the size, depending on
>the needs - something hard to do with a partition.

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