At Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:07:53 +0000 Sinming <
[hidden email]>, "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <
[hidden email]> wrote:
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> Like to ask how do I disable the creation of a swap file during or before
> installation? Using liveusb.
Why in the world would you want to do that?
I know, in theory, with enough RAM, a swap file might never be actually used.
The problem is that without a swap file, should you somehow run out of RAM,
you have the option of "gracefully" degrading, rather than non-so-gracefully
being hit with random programs being killed by the OOM. With the "gracefully"
degradation, you have the option of figuring out what you might need to do and
still have a functional system in the meantime, rather than randomly loosing
critical functionallity. Sometimes the problem is a short-term transitional
issue and the swap file lets you weather it. Like having a spare tire, just in
case one of your (supposedly) puncture-proof tires springs a flat.
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> I am not asking how to disable, delete the swap, ... after installation.
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> Regards
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