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Enable swapfile on Ubuntu
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swap.sh
# create the swapfile:
fallocate -l 1G /swapfile
chmod 600 /swapfile
mkswap /swapfile
# enable it:
swapon /swapfile
sysctl vm.swappiness=10
sysctl vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50
# make it permanent:
echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' >> /etc/fstab
echo 'vm.swappiness=10' >> /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50' >> /etc/sysctl.conf
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