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sudo su

 


Create a swap file with 4 blocks of 1GB:

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dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/swap bs=1G count=4

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Enable the file for swap usage:

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chmod 600 /mnt/swap
mkswap /mnt/swap
swapon /mnt/swap

 


Persist the swap file:

  • add to /etc/fstab (bottom):

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vm.swappiness=30


> Detailed procedure here