Re: [opensuse] Re: Using swapfile instead of swappartition

Winston Graeme wrote:

Of the above 4 points only the last one reg. suspend-to-disk really only matters to the average desktop-user .

For server usage or such it would still be of great use.

One could do the same on Windows but it's less complicated & easier to use a swapfile I guess for end-user.

I fail to see the benifit in using a file (resulting in heavy disk fragmentation) over a swap partition. The SUSE installer hides the "newbie" end user from the possible "confussion" of partioning. So why would using a file be of any advantage? In actual fact, many windows sys admins try to put the windows swap file in its own partition or even on its own disk. So, to me, it seem counter productive to use a file over a partition. Mike