[Ham-Computers] PUPPY SeaMonkey= UPDATE

[Loren Moline WA7SKT]

Hello,

I hate to say it but this Linux stuff sounds like its more work than pleasure to use...

 
Loren   WA7SKT
 
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> Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 20:57:22 -0500
> From: stpatrick2 at twlakes.net
> To: ka4inm at tampabay.rr.com; ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] PUPPY SeaMonkey= UPDATE
> 
> On 05/31/2010 08:51 PM, Ron Youvan wrote:
> >> The best way to partition any drive for Linux is a swap partition of at
> >> least 512mb.
> >>      
> >     Most believe in doing that, I prefer using 2 gig of ram and have no swap partition.  Actually I
> > have been doing that since I had 784 Meg of RAM, three 256 meg strips.
> >     (why would you ever want to swap out anything to a hard drive)
> >     Some believe in scattering parts of the file system over many partitions, I belong to the
> > Slackware camp where one partition for the operating system is all that is needed.  I also have a
> > second (much larger 1.5 T.) bootable drive as storage and as a rescue boot.
> >     (these days in an external case)
> >    
> 
> I am with you on the swap partition but why would you not want to 
> separate your personal /home directory into a partition of it's own?
> It's so much easier to upgrade or if a problem reinstall the OS.
> 
> As far as the swap yes I agree if you have more than 1 gig of ram it 
> doesn't make much sense.
> I have 2 gig of ram and still have a swap partition but that is my own 
> perogative.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> All the Best&  73's
> Dale Miller, KC2CBD
> Tennessee
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