What is Swap Memory? | How Much Swap Should You Use in Linux?

The recommended swap size for Linux systems is no longer double the RAM size. The old rule is not applicable to modern computers with larger RAM capacities and smaller hard disks. Allocating a swap size that matches the RAM size, such as 64GB for a system with 32GB of RAM, would be wasteful.
In this video, we are going to answer some questions related to Swap memory.

What is swap? When is a swap used?
Why is swap needed?
Do you need swap if you have lots of RAM?
Can you use Linux without swap?
How much should be the swap size?
How much swap size do you use?

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[msh]

Thanx for claring that up!
Still remember running out on my old XP mashine and mouse movement became a slideshow 😂.Never really used much swap after that :p

[bertnijhof]

I have 16GB RAM and 2 swap partitions 4GB on my 512GB nvme-SSD and 16GB on my 2TB HDD, that size is determined by hibernation. My CPU is the 2nd slowest Ryzen a Ryzen 3 2200G. If I need swap space, I do not see s big loss in performance in the first 4GB of nvme swap usage, afterwards it gets

[hassansyed]

If your RAM is sufficient enough than your usage then no need of swap space