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Can two Linux partitions use the same swap space?

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Mar 15, 2026655 views

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I have Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows 7 installed on my machine, due to some reasons I need to install one more copy of Ubuntu.. Is it possible that the new Ubuntu uses the same swap space used by previous one?

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Yes you can use the same swap partition, unless you use hibernate to swap on either of those. If you don't use hibernate, you're fine.

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