Linux is most popular open source operating system. Linux is used when we need more stable, more secure system. So when we think about server we first look at Linux for operating system due to its properties. Linux OS setup was not easy but now a days Linux graphical interface gives it user easier installation like windows. But still it required expertise for installation specifically when different package will have to select and swap partition allocation. Linux has two forms of swap space: 1. The swap partition 2. The swap file Difference between swap partition and swap file Swap Partition: In Linux OS, Reserved disk block in the hard drive used for swapping is known as Swap Partition; no other files can be located in swap partition. If physical memory is not sufficient amount to allocate more memory, requested by processes of application in the system, then the kernel swaps out pages which are not frequently used or unused. And it allocates memory to th...
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