Ubuntu 16.04

MinePoeka
Junior Member

12-06-2016, 05:16 PM

Hey everyone, I'm trying to set up Ubuntu 16.04 after removing my old 14.04 installation. I couldn't upgrade using the terminal, so I decided to reinstall from scratch. I followed the guide from a video that showed dual-booting between Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8—it worked really well and I'm glad I tried it. In the tutorial, at around minute 6:44, they mention setting up a swap drive. Can you clarify what a swap drive is and whether I actually need one for this setup? I have an i7-4702MQ processor with 3.2 GHz turbo boost, 16 GB RAM, and a GT750-4GB VRAM.

MinePoeka

12-06-2016, 05:16 PM #1

CQC_Apocalypse
Member

12-07-2016, 01:47 AM

It acts as a secondary storage for your RAM, meaning when space is full, programs switch to the swap partition.

CQC_Apocalypse

12-07-2016, 01:47 AM #2

It acts as a secondary storage for your RAM, meaning when space is full, programs switch to the swap partition.

Jostorak
Member

235

12-07-2016, 07:22 AM

It functions similarly to the Windows pagefile. When RAM is exhausted, swapping takes over. While setting up partitions, consider installing root on another drive entirely, allowing you to format only the /root area while preserving your other files.

Jostorak

12-07-2016, 07:22 AM #3

Blobbers98
Junior Member

12-07-2016, 10:42 AM

swap is a section on your hard drive or solid-state drive that Linux uses as memory when your actual RAM is nearly full. If your RAM ever runs out (on Linux), having a swap partition becomes crucial. However, using Linux with an SSD makes swap unsuitable since it could harm the drive.

Blobbers98

12-07-2016, 10:42 AM #4