When it comes to system administration, one of the earliest decisions to be made is how to configure swap space. Many readers already are thinking they know what to do: throw in as much RAM as you can ...

Swap space can play an important role in system performance. Learn how to determine how much swap space your system has available and how much it's being used. Most of us don’t often think about swap ...

There is a lot of confusion among Linux users with regard to swap space. How much is really needed, and is there any way to optimize it? By default, your Linux distribution will assign some swap space ...