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From: root@darkstar.ios.com (root)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Swap partition ?
Date: 29 Feb 1996 10:14:18 GMT
Organization: Internet Online Services
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In article <slrn4jaub0.38.root@darkstar.ios.com>, root wrote:
>Is there any way, to install freebsd, without creating a
>swap partition first?
>When freebsd is installed, I want to create a swap file,
>and save the partition for something else.
>Also if this is possible, how do you create and activate,
>a swap file under freebsd.
>Thanx in advance.
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