Virtual memory, if there is such a thing in Ubuntu

[sgcharest]

Does Ubuntu have a control for what Win calls "virtual memory?" If so, how can I change it? Otherwise, am I pretty well stuck with the 2gb of ram I have (not bad but not great). Thnanks in advance.

sgc

[p_quarles]

Yes, it does. It's called the "swap file," and if you performed a normal installation, you already have one.

That said, normal desktop operations on a Linux box with 2 gigabytes of RAM will rarely ever need to use swap space. This is a good thing, though, as swap as considerably slower than physical memory.

EDIT: I should add that you are actually likely to get better performance -- given the amount of RAM you have -- by setting the system to use swap space very frugally.

[darco]

Its called SWAP and I believe Ubuntu automaticaly creates a swap partition when you install it. Check Resources under System Monitor..I have 2 gig ram and the swap equals that size. As far as resizing it, I guess possibly g-parted or any other partition program could enlarge it but not sure if thats advisable.

darco

[sgcharest]

According to my system monitor it is not using any swap at all. That's just with Firefox and a calendar running. I am curious what will haoppen when I load Second Life (the Debian edition is working pretty well).