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Enable swapfile on Ubuntu
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| # 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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