Which of the following partition types is used for Linux swap spaces when partitioning hard disk drives?
Which of the following partition types is used for Linux swap spaces when partitioning hard disk drives?
The partition type used for Linux swap spaces when partitioning hard disk drives is 82. This is a commonly known convention in Linux system administration where type 82 is specifically designated for swap areas.
https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition-Mass-Storage-Definitions-Naming-HOWTO/x190.html
82 Linux Swap 83 Linux
82 is Linux Swap
To see the list of known partition types, you can use fdisk utility. For example: #fdisk /dev/sda Choose m to show the menu if you dont know any option Then choose l to list all known partition types.
Actually also the word swap should be supported while doing the exam. The given example by ledlong leads to an output showing in the bottom part: [...] Aliases: linux - 83 swap - 82 [...]
This is one of those trivia questions that you don't really need to know. fdisk, e.g. lists swap along with the type #
Answer: B