On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, Alan Orndorff wrote:
> Rob Browning wrote:
>
> > Alan Orndorff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > to Unix. Its providing Windows like apps for Unix. It still has
> > > some things that I don't like, like the need for a seperate
> > > partition just for swap.
> >
> > FWIW, linux allows you to use files. Whether that's a recent
> > invention or not, I don't know. It's just faster if you use a
> > partition.
>
> Ok, I didn't know that. The last version I used was Redhat 4.2?
> I think. I'll get around to trying it again sometime soon.
[...]
> At the time I was trying to load up 4 OS's, all in primary partitions
> and Linux taking up two, was, well, wierd. Guess I should buy
> a book and at least read up on it some more.
Perhaps the relevant information in the System Administrator's Guide
is what you need. I think support for using swap files has been there
for quite a while (like perhaps since the 1.0 kernels). Have a look at
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/LDP/sag/x1466.html
I apologize for the slightly off topic post to the GnuCash mailing list.
--
Chris Ingram
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