swap file vs. swap partition

[Dotan Cohen]

On 7/30/05, akonstam at trinity.edu <akonstam at trinity.edu> wrote:
> All the above is true but as you have probably figured out, swap
> partitions need to be decided at installation. But if you need more
> swap space later swap files are an option.
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The following article outlines the steps for creating a swap partition
after the installation:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/s1-swap-adding.html

It is for RH8, but it should work with Fedora. As a matter of
courtesy, I was refered to the article on the forums at
LinuxQuestions.org.

Dotan Cohen
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