Pretty sure the partition is far more common. The file version is there if you need it, but hopefully you don't. Having the pages sit in a file on top of a filesystem just adds some extra layers, probably decreases performance a bit, AFAIK
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 12:23 PM, David Guntner <dav...@akamail.net> wrote: > Hi all, > > While still trying to figure out why Thunderbird isn't working so well > with Dovecot, I figured I'd move onto another mystery; thought I'd seek > out some opinions here. :-) > > When setting up Linux systems, I've always set up a separate swap > partition. I was reading a few days ago that apparently there's a nifty > way to do like Windows does (that alone should probably be good enough > reason to *not* do it... :-) ) and set up a swap *file* instead. > > So, anyone? Pros & cons? Is there any reason to prefer one over the other? > > One thing to know about up front - my new Debian setup is on my home > server. It runs 24/7 and I *never* suspend/hibernate it. So since it > never has to resume from a swap partition, that particular item is moot. :-) > > So, what is the common "best practice" (more-or-less) consensus on the > subject these days? > > --Dave > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAFoWM=8+c2iht4ij9nchJS5nW-KozvJhomogqyk=imc8tuz...@mail.gmail.com
