[Bug 875410] [NEW] https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/installation-guide/i386/apcs03.html out of date example and information on swap size limits

[fugounashi]

Public bug reported:

https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/installation-guide/i386/apcs03.html
Recommended Partitioning Scheme hasn't been updated since at least 8.04
(and probably lot longer).  it probably hasn't been updated for 11.10
either but it isn't online yet...

in particular:

> On 32-bit architectures (i386, m68k, 32-bit SPARC, and PowerPC), the
maximum size of a swap partition is 2GB

this limitation was removed after 2.3.3, and referred to swap areas in
general not just partitions

> As an example, an older home machine might have 32MB of RAM and a
1.7GB IDE drive

you get the idea...

** Affects: installation-guide (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/installation-guide/i386/apcs03.html out
  of date example and information on swap size limits

Status in “installation-guide” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/installation-guide/i386/apcs03.html
  Recommended Partitioning Scheme hasn't been updated since at least
  8.04 (and probably lot longer).  it probably hasn't been updated for
  11.10 either but it isn't online yet...

  in particular:

  > On 32-bit architectures (i386, m68k, 32-bit SPARC, and PowerPC), the
  maximum size of a swap partition is 2GB

  this limitation was removed after 2.3.3, and referred to swap areas in
  general not just partitions

  > As an example, an older home machine might have 32MB of RAM and a
  1.7GB IDE drive

  you get the idea...

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