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Victoria Jenkins
@jenkinsvictoria8 17, Jul 2023 12:00 AM
typical size for a swap partition
What is a typical size for a swap partition under a Linux system?
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Robert Gearhart
@robert_gearhart 21, Jul 2023 04:29 PM
The preferred size for a swap partition is twice the amount of physical memory available on the system. If this is not possible, then the minimum size should be the same as the amount of memory installed.