On 5/16/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED]@cus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi guys, > ive added another 128 mem on my linux box.Now i have 256 on it.My question > is do i have to change my /swap ? Ive read that it must 1.5 times your > memory ? I appreciate any help,tnx. >
my short and personal answer is no. the 1.5x rule-of-thumb is only if your machine keeps on hitting the swap partition to which adding more RAM is the recommended solution. i also have a 256MB machine and my swap are rarely used when i viewed it with free and top. if even with the new RAM addition your swap still gets used heavily and you think you need to add more swap then you can use this guide[1] as your reference. otherwise i think its just a waste of space. :) [1] http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/s1-swap-adding.html ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back" Anuerin G. Diaz Registered Linux User #246176 Friendly Linux Board @ http://mandrivausers.org/index.php -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.q-linux.com (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
