Create Swap File | Debian | Ubuntu

Create

Bash

sudo fallocate -l 2G /swapfile
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile

Bash

sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.save

Bash

echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

Bash

sudo sysctl vm.swappiness=10
sudo sysctl vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50

Bash

sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf

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vm.swappiness=10
vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50

Show

Bash

sudo swapon --show

Remove

Bash

swapoff /swapfile
sudo rm -rf /swapfile