[aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop

["Jonathan Hall" <flimzy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> Precisely.
>
> Again, I wonder what data exists regarding the optimal positioning of
> the swap partition.  Adjaceant to /usr?  Doubtful since /usr is usually
> quite static.  Adjaceant to /var?  Probably best on a web server where
> system web files and database files likely exist (at least on Debian).
> Adjaceant to /home?  This might make sense on a workstation with a large
> amount of private data in /home.  Perhaps this would make sense on a
> remote login server as well.  Interesting.

It would depend, of course, on what you do with your system.  In some case
(my own, for instance, /home usually gets the most usage, b/c that's where I
compile things and whatnot)


> > In theory, if you had a back-to-front filling filesystem, it would make
> > sense to put your swap partition at the end of it--perhaps on the
outtermost
> > cylinders of the drive.
>
> Of course the optimal placement of the swap partition seems to depend on
> the type of data the kernel swaps out.  On this workstation my
> assumption is that it is binary code for applications that haven't been
> active for some time.  So does it really matter where on the disk the
> swap physically is unless it contains a lot of dynamic data as on a web
> server?
>
> Beats me.

You could always avoid the problem by using a dedicated hard drive for your
swap partition :)



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