Hello,

I am going to attempt to install Slackware on my Acer S3. The S3 was involved in a computer repair issue that ended with me running Windows on a Dell Inspiron and an S3 sitting in the back seat of my car for the next 4 months. Now it's going to be my Linux machine.

I see that fdisk is no longer a thing with newer computers and I have to use GNU Parted. How do I delete the myriad of partitions already on the machine, and then format ext4 for my linux installation partitions, of which I think I will make at least 10.

I would also like to use the SSD as swap and hibernate. But mostly as swap for now, or is that even still a thing ?

It's getting Slack 14?, a tiling WM, and the dillo web browser. I like them lean and I don't like dragging windows around.

It's been around 10 years since I really did anything with linux, so any suggestions ?

*** If you read my old posts from 10 years ago, please don't judge too harshly. I'm ignorant, an a$$, and everything else, but I'm trying to be better.

Hi:

Welcome Back-

You can use the Partition Manager that comes with the Slackware installation or you can download g-parted Live and use that to delete the existing partitions on that machine.
http://gparted.org/download.php

G-parted will assist you in creating a EXT 4 partition and also make a 1 to 2 GB partition for swap.

http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackwa...re64-14.1-iso/

The link below is to the Slackware site which gives a very detailed explanation of the process. You can use GParted to create and format partitions but you can also do it during the install.

http://docs.slackware.com/slackware:install

A bit odd to run swap on the ssd. I'd try to use it for / or /home or something if not the entire install and try to avoid it. however.

Swap is still used. You can use a swap partition and it doesn't really hurt even if you have enough ram. In you case a suspended to swap is needed. You can even use a number of places to add up to a swap and even in a swap raid. You can change the level of degree swap is used too by the swappiness.

There are some settings to get the ssd to be used. Others may have full details on that but some need to have some special touches to get best speeds out of it.

Quite the contrary, having swap on an SSD is something I would recommend. This will not only decrease sleep and wake-up times when using hibernation significantly and having swap on the fastest medium available is always recommended.

I would generally not put swap on a ssd unless I did need it for some reason other than simple swap space. I'd buy more ram if possible. Some of the old rules for swap size may not hold true anymore.

The OP did say that he wanted to use it for sleep so he has to have some swap partition somewhere.

I wanted to give him choices and ideas.

In some cases a swap partition isn't needed.
A swap file can be made instead.-
http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_c...inux-swap-file

A server can boot w/o a swap as long as there is enough RAM. (or purchase more RAM as jefro said)
If I'm not mistaken swap only holds temporary memory pages.

Is this your Acer robert644? (it helps to know the specs for us to help you)
http://www.cnet.com/products/acer-s3-391-9606/specs/

But why?

Cause I try not to need a swap file or partition by having enough ram and not using any suspend to disk.

The OP needs a swap partition for his use.