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Reword the RAM/swap size rule of thumb,

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to make it a bit less cryptic.
Explicitly note that swap = n * RAM {n >= 2}.

Submitted by:	Jonathan Stewart <stewarjh@email.uc.edu>
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@ -2210,9 +2210,9 @@ Mounting root from ufs:/dev/md0c
<entry><para>The system's swap space is kept on this partition. <entry><para>The system's swap space is kept on this partition.
Choosing the right amount of swap space can be a bit of an Choosing the right amount of swap space can be a bit of an
art. A good rule of thumb is that you should have two or art. A good rule of thumb is that your swap
three times the amount of RAM as swap space. So if you have space should be two or three times as much as the
64MB of RAM then you should have between 128MB and 196MB of swap. available physical memory (RAM). So if you have
You should also have at least 64MB of swap, so if you have You should also have at least 64MB of swap, so if you have
less than 32MB of RAM in your computer then set the swap less than 32MB of RAM in your computer then set the swap
amount to 64MB.</para> amount to 64MB.</para>