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Created February 27, 2023 07:28
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swap-linux.sh
# make swapfile
sudo fallocate -l 2G /swapfile
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
# mark as swap space
sudo mkswap /swapfile
# enable swap file
sudo swapon /swapfile
# make it permanent
echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
# adjust swappiness /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'vm.swappiness=25' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
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