Linux swap?

[johnmann]

do i need to create a swap part. for each linux os i install on the same computer?i've got 512meg of ram do i need one at all?have a triple boot at the moment

[kuber]

No. They can each use the same one.

[bdg1983]

I always share the swap partition between the distros I use.

Never tried installing without creating the swap partition even though I have more than enough real memory to run without it. Would Linux complain if it doesn't have the swap? Give the install a try without creating a swap partition. You can always create one after. NHF's here at LNO will tell you how.

[Muzzafarath]

I don't think Linux will complain if it doesn't have a swap partition. When you boot the setup for different distros, they usually don't have a swap partition... There's a way you can enable/disable it with swapon/swapoff, so Linux can probably run without one :)

[johnmann]

thanks for the info,actually i've ran linux just fine without a swap part. but wanted to know if each os needs it's own or at all,did not want to flirt with disaster, thanks again for the help