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c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>   Had one running a decade that way - old Pi, the one with
>   fewer GPIO pins - did it's one little job so quietly I
>   forgot it was there. Anyway, for most Pi uses what you
>   describe is probably the ideal setup.
> 
>   And with modern RAM capacities, swap should never be
>   needed.

That depends, the Pi Zeros still have only 512MB and anyway it
depends what you're trying to do. Compressed swap in RAM is a good
alternative to a swap file/partition on such hardware, albeit
mainly as a safety net to avoid crashes rather than something to
rely on often.

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