Explain what is a typical size for a swap partition under a Linux system?

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Explain what is a typical size for a swap partition under a Linux system?

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The preferred size for a swap partition is twice the amount of physical memory available on the system. If this is not possible, then the minimum size should be the same as the amount of memory installed.