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Re: [opensuse] howto test swap? [was RAM]
  • From: "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:06:03 +0200 (CEST)
  • Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709201704480.25002@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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The Thursday 2007-09-20 at 14:01 +0100, Dave Howorth wrote:

> The simple advice is to stop worrying! You haven't got a problem so stop
> looking for one :)

He is just curious ;-)

> A slightly more complicated answer: programs don't use swap, data does.
> That's an exaggaration but is the gist of the answer. If you want to use
> some swap, load one gimp and then open lots of pictures. 

The Gimp uses its own temporary space in disk.

> Or load
> openoffice and lots of documents. Or firefox and lots of web pages. You
> get the idea.

- -- 
Cheers,
       Carlos E. R.
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