Off Topic: Partitioning (was: Re: [olug] Upgrade HD ?)

[Carl Lundstedt]

> message.  The solution was to add another 400MB of swap.  I find that a
> big swap partition is a nice safety cushion for special-case scenarios. 
> 
> Nick Walter
I would recommend using a Swap FILE for 'special-case' scenarios.  Its
real easy to create a swap file, turn it on, then remove it when your
done.  That way you don't have to go through the pain of resizing a
partition.
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Carl Lundstedt <clundst at unlserve.unl.edu>
University of Nebraska