[arch-general] Install wiki - recommendations regarding 'swap' ?

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On Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 08:46:05PM -0500, David C. Rankin wrote:
> All,
> 
>   After installing without AIF, I want to update the install wiki to drop a note
> about swap. It isn't addressed at all. What is the current Arch recommendation
> regarding swap creation? I.E.: recommended for systems w/less that 1G of RAM,
> create swap file of what size? (256M?) Even if swap is not recommended, I at
> least want to drop that note in the basic install. Thanks.

As others on this thread have elaborated, it comes down to the
individual's need. I don't think any distro can dictate about the need
of a swap or not.