Re: question about swap space

2000-11-23 Thread kmself
on Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 11:40:50AM -0800, Tristan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: i am somewhat a newbie to linux, and have a question about the swap space i configured when i installed debian. I have read that i should set aside as much space as I have RAM (currently 96Mb), but even when i have

question about swap space

2000-11-22 Thread Tristan
i am somewhat a newbie to linux, and have a question about the swap space i configured when i installed debian. I have read that i should set aside as much space as I have RAM (currently 96Mb), but even when i have many different programs running and or most of my memory is being used hardly any

Re: question about swap space

2000-11-22 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
Hi, swap is used for memory storage that the system doesn't expect to need in the near future, but data is only put there to conserve real memory, so you must not be doing very memory intensive stuff. Try creating a 1200x1200 RGB image in gimp then look at your swap :) My system currently have

Re: question about swap space

2000-11-22 Thread ktb
On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 11:40:50AM -0800, Tristan wrote: i am somewhat a newbie to linux, and have a question about the swap space i configured when i installed debian. I have read that i should set aside as much space as I have RAM (currently 96Mb), but even when i have many different