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.
Actually Linux has been able to use files for a LONG time now. The
problem is that as recently as Redhat 5.2 (and maybe even 6.0) it still
REQUIRES the configuration of a swap partition in order to install. The
reason? Because RedHat says that's better. Absolutely nothing more
logical than that.:)
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