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What type of partition does Linux use when it does not have enough memory?
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A swap partiton because it is a dedicated partition and not a file
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Instead of a page file such as windows what type of partition does Linux use when it does not have enough memory to hold all the data that it is processing?
It uses the swap. The swap is a dedicated partition and not a file.
What type of partition does Linux use when it does not have enough memory to hold all data proccessing?
You do not need to set up a dedicated partition for swap as you can also set up a swap file.
What type would you set on a partition to make it a swap partition in Linux?
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How long does shrinking a partition take in Linux?
There is no set amount of time. It can vary tremendously, depending on the type of partition, the size of the partition, and the speed of the computer.
Which partition is compulsory before installing Red Hat Linux?
Only one partition is necessary to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux. If no other partitions are present, the single partition usually contains the entire / system hierarchy. As for the file system type, Red Hat Enterprise Linux only supports ext3 and ext4 by default, but support for additional file systems can be added by recompiling the kernel.
What partition does Linux use when all the information that Linux is processing connot be stored in ram?
Here we are talking about the Virtual memory which is known as swap in Linux world and works when the RAM exceeds.a swap location(Virtual Memory) may be - A dedicated Hard disk (/dev/sdX) [X may be a,b,c...(any char) depends on the physical connection of Hard-disk inside CPU]Any dedicated Partition of Hard-disk (/dev/sdXY) [Y refers to any integer denoting the partition number]Any file of swap type can be also used as swap memory.these are defined during the installation of Linux and can be created also after installation.in post installation of swap, information about it need to be mentioned in fstab(/etc/fstab) file.-- Neeraj Prem Verma
You installed Linux mint and chose Beside windows at the partitioner part now how do you remove it and you are having troubles with mint so you want to remove it?
If you have installed mint to a fresh partition with no other OS on that partition then removing mint is really easy. It applies to any other GNU/Linux. If you are using Windows, then just format the mint partition and boot into the recovery console (R) using the Windows boot cd. type: fixmbr at the recovery console and when it asks for conformation type y.
How do you access the C drive from a Linux terminal?
Linux does not identify drives or partitions with letters. To Windows, "C:" is the partition that the running version of Windows is currently installed on, regardless of how many partitions are on the disk. Linux identifies partitions based on the order they are placed on the disk. For instance, the second partition on the first hard drive would be /dev/sda2 or /dev/hda2. In order to access a Windows partition,you will need to identify what partition it is actually on. A quick way to do this is to run cfdisk /dev/sda or cfdisk with whatever hard drive it is on if you have more than one. A Windows partition will have the type of either NTFS or FAT32. To mount it, create a directory (such as /mnt/windows), and use the command mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/windows substituting of course the correct partition.
What are the different memory management techniques used by Linux operating system?
There are many diffferent memory management techniques used in any Operating System, and Linux is no different. The answer is not simple and is beyond the scope of this type of question. I would refer you to any of the Linux kernel books for more in-depth discussion of the techniques that are used.
What is a superblock Linux?
Super block is supposed to be the first sector of any file system that can be mounted on Linux operating system. It is supposed to contain information about the entire file system in that partition. It has magic number to specify which file system is used in that partition and other parameters to help read/write to that file system.
Which of the following is not a valid directory partition type?
extended directory partition
What command do you use to create Linux file systems?
The command is mkfs. Though usually most people will use: mkfs.<filesystem type> /dev/sdXY Where X is the drive and Y is the partition. For example: mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3 means "Create an ext4 filesystem on the third partition of the first drive."
