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== Add/Remove Swapfile Short Guide == | == Add/Remove Swapfile Short Guide == | ||
'''Swap On''' | |||
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sudo fallocate -l 4G /swapfile | sudo fallocate -l 4G /swapfile | ||
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sudo mkswap /swapfile | sudo mkswap /swapfile | ||
sudo swapon /swapfile | sudo swapon /swapfile | ||
sudo nano /etc/fstab | sudo nano /etc/fstab | ||
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/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0 | /swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0 | ||
</syntaxhighlight>Check | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
'''Swap Off''' | |||
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sudo swapoff -a # sudo swapoff /swapfile | |||
sudo rm -f /swapfile | |||
sudo nano /etc/fstab | |||
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#/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0 | |||
</syntaxhighlight>'''Check'''<syntaxhighlight lang="shell" line="1"> | |||
sudo swapon --show | sudo swapon --show | ||
sudo free -h | sudo free -h | ||
Revision as of 16:36, 17 August 2022
Add/Remove Swapfile Short Guide
Swap On
sudo fallocate -l 4G /swapfile
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile
sudo nano /etc/fstab
/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0
Swap Off
sudo swapoff -a # sudo swapoff /swapfile
sudo rm -f /swapfile
sudo nano /etc/fstab
#/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0
Check
sudo swapon --show
sudo free -h
