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#1 2004-11-07 16:11:38

segmental
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Registered: 2004-11-07
Posts: 51

Is a swap partition necessary?

I was wondering if the Arch install procedure allows for
installing without creating a swap partition. In my current hard
disk setup it would be simpler if I did not have to change
the partitioning.

Creating a swap file instead on an existing partition works
just the same, as far as I can tell.

P.S. Does the base CD come with a PPPOE dialer?

Thanks to all for any help.

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#2 2004-11-08 12:28:34

zeppelin
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From: Athens, Greece
Registered: 2004-03-05
Posts: 807
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Re: Is a swap partition necessary?

there is a bug for this, so the installer would allow install without swap, which is not recommended [imho] but must be doable.

i don't know the last question. maybe search the forums will help

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#3 2004-11-08 13:49:37

esack
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From: Poland
Registered: 2004-10-31
Posts: 8

Re: Is a swap partition necessary?

segmental wrote:

I was wondering if the Arch install procedure allows for
installing without creating a swap partition.

of course.
If you already have prepared partitions (or aren't afraid doing this by hand) I would recommend you quickinstall script that comes with iso image.
Check wiki.archlinux.org for detailed instruction on how to use it.

cheers

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#4 2004-12-12 12:21:39

Taz76
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From: Sweden
Registered: 2004-10-19
Posts: 44
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Re: Is a swap partition necessary?

I thought I had a swap-partition.. but if you don't (which I didn't have at first) if you would run out of memory, running big programs or just lot's of them, then linux kills processes without mercy.. that happend to me several times. having a swap-partition is just a backup.. and it can also be a signal if you need more memory..

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