Swap partition and swap file at the same time?

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I've added the swap file while having the swap partition:



NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/swapfile file 4G 6M -1
/dev/dm-0 partition 1,9G 0B -2


The size of RAM is 4GB. I'm on Linux Mint 18.3 MATE (based on Ubuntu 16.04)



Could anything possibly go wrong?



Is it worth to reinstall everything, increase swap partition and do not use swap file at all?






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  • No, why would that be a problem? You seem impatient, less then 5 minutes between the question and the follow up.
    – RalfFriedl
    22 hours ago










  • Why the down-votes (please give feedback). This may seem like a dumb question (to those that know), but to those that don't know it may not be dumb.
    – ctrl-alt-delor
    18 hours ago










  • Please tell why you think that this can not be done.
    – ctrl-alt-delor
    18 hours ago










  • I don't know why the down-votes. Apparently, somebody thinks that every person on this planet knows how Linux works and I'm a dumb guy. Didn't see a similar question on StackExchange, so I decided to ask straight.
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago










  • I've actually added swap file while having swap partition for now. Everything looks good just like I wanted. But I guess it's better to reinstall everything, increase swap partition and do not use swap file at all. Am I wrong?
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago














up vote
-2
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I've added the swap file while having the swap partition:



NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/swapfile file 4G 6M -1
/dev/dm-0 partition 1,9G 0B -2


The size of RAM is 4GB. I'm on Linux Mint 18.3 MATE (based on Ubuntu 16.04)



Could anything possibly go wrong?



Is it worth to reinstall everything, increase swap partition and do not use swap file at all?






ubuntu linux-mint partition swap







share|improve this question























  • No, why would that be a problem? You seem impatient, less then 5 minutes between the question and the follow up.
    – RalfFriedl
    22 hours ago










  • Why the down-votes (please give feedback). This may seem like a dumb question (to those that know), but to those that don't know it may not be dumb.
    – ctrl-alt-delor
    18 hours ago










  • Please tell why you think that this can not be done.
    – ctrl-alt-delor
    18 hours ago










  • I don't know why the down-votes. Apparently, somebody thinks that every person on this planet knows how Linux works and I'm a dumb guy. Didn't see a similar question on StackExchange, so I decided to ask straight.
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago










  • I've actually added swap file while having swap partition for now. Everything looks good just like I wanted. But I guess it's better to reinstall everything, increase swap partition and do not use swap file at all. Am I wrong?
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago












up vote
-2
down vote

favorite









up vote
-2
down vote

favorite











I've added the swap file while having the swap partition:



NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/swapfile file 4G 6M -1
/dev/dm-0 partition 1,9G 0B -2


The size of RAM is 4GB. I'm on Linux Mint 18.3 MATE (based on Ubuntu 16.04)



Could anything possibly go wrong?



Is it worth to reinstall everything, increase swap partition and do not use swap file at all?






ubuntu linux-mint partition swap







share|improve this question















I've added the swap file while having the swap partition:



NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/swapfile file 4G 6M -1
/dev/dm-0 partition 1,9G 0B -2


The size of RAM is 4GB. I'm on Linux Mint 18.3 MATE (based on Ubuntu 16.04)



Could anything possibly go wrong?



Is it worth to reinstall everything, increase swap partition and do not use swap file at all?






ubuntu linux-mint partition swap




ubuntu linux-mint partition swap






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  • No, why would that be a problem? You seem impatient, less then 5 minutes between the question and the follow up.
    – RalfFriedl
    22 hours ago










  • Why the down-votes (please give feedback). This may seem like a dumb question (to those that know), but to those that don't know it may not be dumb.
    – ctrl-alt-delor
    18 hours ago










  • Please tell why you think that this can not be done.
    – ctrl-alt-delor
    18 hours ago










  • I don't know why the down-votes. Apparently, somebody thinks that every person on this planet knows how Linux works and I'm a dumb guy. Didn't see a similar question on StackExchange, so I decided to ask straight.
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago










  • I've actually added swap file while having swap partition for now. Everything looks good just like I wanted. But I guess it's better to reinstall everything, increase swap partition and do not use swap file at all. Am I wrong?
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago
















  • No, why would that be a problem? You seem impatient, less then 5 minutes between the question and the follow up.
    – RalfFriedl
    22 hours ago










  • Why the down-votes (please give feedback). This may seem like a dumb question (to those that know), but to those that don't know it may not be dumb.
    – ctrl-alt-delor
    18 hours ago










  • Please tell why you think that this can not be done.
    – ctrl-alt-delor
    18 hours ago










  • I don't know why the down-votes. Apparently, somebody thinks that every person on this planet knows how Linux works and I'm a dumb guy. Didn't see a similar question on StackExchange, so I decided to ask straight.
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago










  • I've actually added swap file while having swap partition for now. Everything looks good just like I wanted. But I guess it's better to reinstall everything, increase swap partition and do not use swap file at all. Am I wrong?
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago















No, why would that be a problem? You seem impatient, less then 5 minutes between the question and the follow up.
– RalfFriedl
22 hours ago




No, why would that be a problem? You seem impatient, less then 5 minutes between the question and the follow up.
– RalfFriedl
22 hours ago












Why the down-votes (please give feedback). This may seem like a dumb question (to those that know), but to those that don't know it may not be dumb.
– ctrl-alt-delor
18 hours ago




Why the down-votes (please give feedback). This may seem like a dumb question (to those that know), but to those that don't know it may not be dumb.
– ctrl-alt-delor
18 hours ago












Please tell why you think that this can not be done.
– ctrl-alt-delor
18 hours ago




Please tell why you think that this can not be done.
– ctrl-alt-delor
18 hours ago












I don't know why the down-votes. Apparently, somebody thinks that every person on this planet knows how Linux works and I'm a dumb guy. Didn't see a similar question on StackExchange, so I decided to ask straight.
– Alexander Lavrenko
17 hours ago




I don't know why the down-votes. Apparently, somebody thinks that every person on this planet knows how Linux works and I'm a dumb guy. Didn't see a similar question on StackExchange, so I decided to ask straight.
– Alexander Lavrenko
17 hours ago












I've actually added swap file while having swap partition for now. Everything looks good just like I wanted. But I guess it's better to reinstall everything, increase swap partition and do not use swap file at all. Am I wrong?
– Alexander Lavrenko
17 hours ago




I've actually added swap file while having swap partition for now. Everything looks good just like I wanted. But I guess it's better to reinstall everything, increase swap partition and do not use swap file at all. Am I wrong?
– Alexander Lavrenko
17 hours ago










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you can use both at same time, file is just slower.
so NO there is no risk doing that but performances if file writing is on while other activities on disks are provided.



But you should use file as low priority & swap disk partition as first priority to limit performance loose when swap is used.






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  • Thank for the answer. Right now, I don't see the difference but, we'll see...
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago










  • Could you expand on this a little? As it stands, this is a comment, not an answer.
    – terdon♦
    16 hours ago






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you can use both at same time, file is just slower.
so NO there is no risk doing that but performances if file writing is on while other activities on disks are provided.



But you should use file as low priority & swap disk partition as first priority to limit performance loose when swap is used.






share|improve this answer






















  • Thank for the answer. Right now, I don't see the difference but, we'll see...
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago










  • Could you expand on this a little? As it stands, this is a comment, not an answer.
    – terdon♦
    16 hours ago






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    This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
    – Romeo Ninov
    14 hours ago










  • I complete the answer if it's not clear enough ...
    – francois P
    10 hours ago














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you can use both at same time, file is just slower.
so NO there is no risk doing that but performances if file writing is on while other activities on disks are provided.



But you should use file as low priority & swap disk partition as first priority to limit performance loose when swap is used.






share|improve this answer






















  • Thank for the answer. Right now, I don't see the difference but, we'll see...
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago










  • Could you expand on this a little? As it stands, this is a comment, not an answer.
    – terdon♦
    16 hours ago






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    This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
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    14 hours ago










  • I complete the answer if it's not clear enough ...
    – francois P
    10 hours ago












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you can use both at same time, file is just slower.
so NO there is no risk doing that but performances if file writing is on while other activities on disks are provided.



But you should use file as low priority & swap disk partition as first priority to limit performance loose when swap is used.






share|improve this answer














you can use both at same time, file is just slower.
so NO there is no risk doing that but performances if file writing is on while other activities on disks are provided.



But you should use file as low priority & swap disk partition as first priority to limit performance loose when swap is used.







share|improve this answer














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  • Thank for the answer. Right now, I don't see the difference but, we'll see...
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago










  • Could you expand on this a little? As it stands, this is a comment, not an answer.
    – terdon♦
    16 hours ago






  • 1




    This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
    – Romeo Ninov
    14 hours ago










  • I complete the answer if it's not clear enough ...
    – francois P
    10 hours ago
















  • Thank for the answer. Right now, I don't see the difference but, we'll see...
    – Alexander Lavrenko
    17 hours ago










  • Could you expand on this a little? As it stands, this is a comment, not an answer.
    – terdon♦
    16 hours ago






  • 1




    This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
    – Romeo Ninov
    14 hours ago










  • I complete the answer if it's not clear enough ...
    – francois P
    10 hours ago















Thank for the answer. Right now, I don't see the difference but, we'll see...
– Alexander Lavrenko
17 hours ago




Thank for the answer. Right now, I don't see the difference but, we'll see...
– Alexander Lavrenko
17 hours ago












Could you expand on this a little? As it stands, this is a comment, not an answer.
– terdon♦
16 hours ago




Could you expand on this a little? As it stands, this is a comment, not an answer.
– terdon♦
16 hours ago




1




1




This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
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14 hours ago




This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
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