Linux is not Windows. Linux can, and will run without using swap if it can. Linux will remain RAM resident unless it has to. So, what they are telling you is this... If you don't need swap, don't define it.
There is one exception to this rule, since you are using a laptop. There are two instant on technologies, sleep and hibernate. One of the will stash the state to RAM, the other to swap. I forget which is which. But if it needs to go to swap, you will need a swap file equal to RAM if you use that feature.
Kevin
On Feb 29, 2016 10:32 PM, "Michael" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:swapiness=..... 0? Remember; I am computer-illiterate!On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 11:47 PM, Todd Millecam <tyggna@gmail.com> wrote:Disable swap. Never activate it on boot. If you start reaching oom conditions, turn it back on.On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 9:38 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:---------------------------------------------------What do you recommend you reduce swapiness to for machines that have plenty of memory that will probably never be filled?--:-)~MIKE~(-:
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