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Created February 14, 2023 08:35
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Show swap
sudo swapon --show
sudo fallocate -l 1G /swapfile
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1024 count=1048576
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile
sudo nano /etc/fstab
/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0
Adjusting the Swappiness Value
sudo sysctl vm.swappiness=10
Removing a Swap File
sudo swapoff -v /swapfile
sudo rm /swapfile
sudo swapoff -a
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