RAM increase + swap

[Alex de Kruijff]

On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 03:59:41PM +0100, Richard Tobin wrote:
> > If I put in additional 256MB RAM module ontop my already 256MB
> > system, don't I need to increase the /swap partition size?
> 
> No.  In fact you will need less swap space now.
> 
> The 2xRAM rule-of-thumb makes very little sense.

Its a good basic rule. It just depends on what you run. Having a 1:1 or 
a 2:1 (mem swap) is a good idee even when you don't use it. A computer 
that normaly don't need swap can crash if it sudenly does need a little 
space.

-- 
Alex

Articles based on solutions that I use:
http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/