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RaspberryPi [1,2,zero,3]Increment size of SWAP ram
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How to change swap partition from 99mb to 1024 mb ?

  • Put OFF swap partition
sudo dphys-swapfile swapoff
  • Edit this file
sudo vim /etc/dphys-swapfile
  • Change variable CONF_SWAPSIZE=100 with new value 1024 ( size on MB )
CONF_SWAPSIZE=100
  • Update File size with script
sudo dphys-swapfile setup
  • Put ON swap partition
sudo dphys-swapfile swapon
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