[NTLUG:Discuss] Umm, I'm in need of some advice.

[Greg Edwards]

David Neeley wrote:
> 
> I've been told that Linux swap should be approximately double the RAM size,
> but more than 128 MB is unnecessary. Is this your experience?
> 
> Also, if you run several different Linux distributions, if you have a
> separate name for the Linux kernel used for each one, can you get away with
> just one /boot partition? (I've never before had the room to do more than
> one distribution on a machine...this should be interesting!)
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> David
> 

I usually run a 128M partition no matter the RAM size but I'm trying a
256M on a new machine I'm building now.  As far as I know there is no
limit to the partition size in a 2.x.x kernel.  It use to be 128M on
1.x.x kernels.  Linux should be able to use all the swap you give it so
I figure on a monster drive giving it a 1/4G is small potatoes and it
will let me run even more apps at the same time.

In the 10M /boot setup I've had 4 kernels fit with room to spare.  I've
never tried to run different distribs on the same machine.

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Greg Edwards
New Age Software, Inc.
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