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There is a lot of confusion among Linux users with regard to swap space. How much is really needed, and is there any way to optimize it? By default, your Linux distribution will assign some swap space ...

Swap space can play an important role in system performance. Learn how to determine how much swap space your system has available and how much it's being used. Most of us don’t often think about swap ...

I have a small quick drive that I'd like to have as my linux swap space, however I also use it for my paging file in win2k and as my photoshop scratch disk under win2k. As I see it, if I format it in ...

The Linux kernel uses a system of active and inactive memory to manage a server's memory resources. If your Linux server is operating with a heavy load of these resources, there are a couple of ...

Linux is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, there’s so much you can configure. On the other hand, there’s so much you can configure. It is sometimes hard to know just what you should do to get the ...

When your Linux server starts feeling sluggish, you might benefit from looking at your swap space and gauging whether it’s adequately sized for your system’s workload. Fortunately, Linux has some ...