I’ve run Arch without swap for many years without issues. The key of course is that you need enough RAM for what you are trying to do with your computer.
There’s no reason why a 32GB RAM + 0GB swap system should have more problems than a 16GB RAM + 16GB swap system with the same workload. If anything, the former is going to run much better.
I run a lot of VMs; I typically run 2 at the same time in addition to running other programs in the background, my usecase is more eccentric than most users in the Linux space which is already pretty niche
What is finicky about a swap file?
It’s just this:
mkswap -U clear --size 4G --file /swapfile swapon /swapfile
Done
I’m using BTRFS with LUKS-based Full Disk Encryption, the last time I used swapfiles with BTRFS with FDE it was in 2019 and it was painful to say the least, I rememeber spending several weeks scouring Stack and the Arch forums in order to get it to work properly.
If anything it’s way easier to create a file in your filesystem than having to (re-)partition your drive to have a swap partition. Much more flexible too if you want to change your swap configuration in the future.
swapfiles are great in that you can resize them at will, however after trying all 3 options I found myself questioning when would I even want to resize swap for a single system, so at a certain point I felt that swapfiles were more of a gimmick cause again you don’t really want to depend on swap if can.
after a quick preliminary search,
a couple of things I’ve found out:
this might not necessarily be adopted by the mainstream desktop users, due to the nature of zram compressing data in addition to disallowing hibernation
Hibernating to swap on zram is not supported, even when zram is configured with a backing device on permanent storage. logind will protect against trying to hibernate to a swap space on zram.
to me atm; zram seems great for server based systems rather than for desktop users’ systems
one other method for zram mainstream adoption is to encourage an eccentric system that I’m currently using, which is to have the host system only contain minimal packages to run Virtual Machines:
sorry for the long comment!
stuff like this interests me the most so I’ve spent a lot of time in learning and tinkering around🤗
definitely agreed on against using swap as memory as much as you can especially since it can needlessly wear out your ssd (m.2 on most if not all on modern systems)
allocating swap is still necessary as it provides features such as:
On my journey to learning Arch Linux I’ve personally tried:
the last two doesn’t guarantee 0 problems as user errors such as allocating too much system memory to VMs can cause issues for the host system, but it does tend to mitigate the majority of issues that prevent the perception of system stability in comparison to Windows or Macs
this seems like a great idea as it provides proof in writing just in case the stakeholder complains later on about the thing you implemented at their request
ehhh I dunno
feels like I just made a fool out of myself in public😬
You’re already doing what a good moderator separates you one from an average one: engage, explain and adapt!
much appreciated🤗
The issue here is that marking articles like these as NSFW perpetuates the core issue of the content discussed: that this is a woman problem that should be talked about in private.
I guess that’s where the majority of downvotes come from as well: “this should not be viewed in the workplace” is a catastrophic signal in this context for the message.
yeaaa I can totally see where my request would be problematic to say the least
All of this is my personal opinion of course but I wanted to leave you with more than just a two word comment!
Yup and Thank you!🤗
based on your and other commentors I feel like I have a better grasp on future moderation decisions
for today, I def fucked up so this is a learning momement for me
again thank you for commenting!🤗🌻
As stated, images are reasonable to blur, because having them in your screen would Not be Safe For Work. Text generally doesn’t really make sense to blur, especially an article published by a major news source. If it could be seen in print sitting on a lobby coffee table, it probably doesn’t qualify as NSFW.
yup, I agree with all of your points
Text generally doesn’t really make sense to blur, especially an article published by a major news source.
also while rereading this I realized that I’m not really sure what the mainstream concensus decision is when it comes to NSFW text-based content
so maybe it’s fine?🤔? not too sure
ahhh ok honestly can understand that
thank you for commenting!
The line is crossed when the purpose of the material is to titillate.
this’ll help me figure out what does and doesn’t cross the line🤗
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apologies but I don’t understand,
the post is still viewable
maybe the norm has changed for what’s NSFW and what’s not NSFW?
edit:
after thinking about this some more I feel like I need more thoughts from people to figure out what’s the right decision, trying to figure out content moderation is hard as I’m not perfect at this (I’m just a volunteer with no formal training)
please mark as NSFW🤗
marking your posts means to repect fellow users in their choice for disabling/hiding NSFW related posts
by respecting each other’s choices we’ll be able to garner more respect from the mainstream public and potentially gain new users to fediverse alternatives
edit:
I was in the wrong for this decision
thanks to @[email protected], @[email protected], and @[email protected] down in the comment chain, I’ll know what to do in similar future situations
I think my workplace would be more concerned about the fact that their own sex toy shopping is tracked than the fact that I use sex toys.
fair enough
But I marked it as NSFW anyway.
Thank you!
dude it’s literally about sex toys
if you can view this at work I gotta say your workplace is pretty awesome/progressive than most places
I can’t stop laughing at how awful this looks😂
gives me Lynchian vibes
fuck yeah✊
if you wouldn’t mind,
please mark as NSFW~
if you wouldn’t mind
Please mark as NSFW🤗
ditto😆
Intel really set themselves up for a perfect memefest😂
If I recall correctly, Canada got rid of carrier lock-in several years ago
if so that’s pretty dope!