Re: Simple kernel question

[David Talkington <dtalk prairienet org>]

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Pi wrote:

>I just upgraded my RH7.0 laptop to 7.1 and during the
>update, it had me allocate an additional 250 MB swap
>file on my disk.  It now resides at /SWAP.  Is it safe
>for me to remove this file or is it a permanent
>addition to the memory configuration?

According to Linus, 2.4 kernels should have a 2:1 ratio of swap:RAM.
If removing the swap file will bring you below that, I'd leave it.

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David Talkington
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