Then what is the setup if my computer only has 4GB of memory for daily driving? Just curious because swap partitions are what I normally do on limited resource machines.
Dunno how well zswap handles at that size, but the point is that is compresses swap into RAM, so it would use a max of 819.2M for a total of 2457.6M of swap space. If you need more, then by all means, use a swap file or partition lol.
Actually linux easily supports multiple and tiered swap mounts, so you could even go zswap + ssd swap + hdd swap, or a cheapo “burn at your own risk” usb flash swap lol.
so it would use a max of 819.2M for a total of 2457.6M of swap space.
calling it total is a bit of a stretch. that’s the best case scenario, when the contents compress well.
also, zswap might not be a good idea on that system. if it only has 4 GB RAM, it likely has a CPU tht is slower and has only a couple cores, and the modern web is cpu heavy enough as it is
Eh, it’s fine. That’s what I do with 4 GB RAM as well. However even though I set 8 GB swap on that machine I noticed it’s hardly using the half of it at most. (Using Void Linux)
Then what is the setup if my computer only has 4GB of memory for daily driving? Just curious because swap partitions are what I normally do on limited resource machines.
Dunno how well zswap handles at that size, but the point is that is compresses swap into RAM, so it would use a max of 819.2M for a total of 2457.6M of swap space. If you need more, then by all means, use a swap file or partition lol.
Actually linux easily supports multiple and tiered swap mounts, so you could even go zswap + ssd swap + hdd swap, or a cheapo “burn at your own risk” usb flash swap lol.
calling it total is a bit of a stretch. that’s the best case scenario, when the contents compress well.
also, zswap might not be a good idea on that system. if it only has 4 GB RAM, it likely has a CPU tht is slower and has only a couple cores, and the modern web is cpu heavy enough as it is
That is pretty cool. Did not know that. Will still be keeping my partition because it works fine for me.
Eh, it’s fine. That’s what I do with 4 GB RAM as well. However even though I set 8 GB swap on that machine I noticed it’s hardly using the half of it at most. (Using Void Linux)