I have 512MB RAM and 512MB of swap. I've only run out of RAM and swap space a couple of times. (Bug or memory leak in the XINE front end I use)
Other than that, I have never used any swap space, and that is running Apache 2.0, MySQL 4.1, and a couple of other programs in the background while working. --- stuporglue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I agree with Richard on the swap file size. Over > the years I have > > > watched my own swap file usage and it has been > quite low, most of the > > > time it's less than 32 mb used at any given > time. Typically, I have a > > > swap file of 128mb/256mb, and that has servered > my needs quite well. > > > > > > I suggest you monitor your swap file usage using > are program like top, > > > or using cat to display /proc/meminfo from time > to time determine > > > exactly how much swap you are using. There's > nothing like creating > > > 1.5GB of swap just for it to sit unused. > > I make my swap 500MB, and have 256 MB of RAM. Even > when I'm compiling > several things at once in Gentoo, I have never > gotten too close to > full. I doubt I've even gotten to 75% full on swap. > > Michael > > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the > responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS > Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: > http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
