# Check Current Swap
sudo swapon -s
# Create Swap File
sudo fallocate -l 4G /swapfile
chmod 600 /swapfile
# Make it to swap format and activate on your system
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile
# Make Swap Permanent
sudo vim /etc/fstab
# and add below entry to end of file
/swapfile none swap sw 0 0
# Check System Swap Memory
sudo swapon -s
free -m
# Update Swappiness Parameter
sudo vim /etc/sysctl.conf
# append following configuration to end of file
vm.swappiness=10
# Now reload the sysctl configuration file
sudo sysctl -p
sudo swapoff -a && sudo sed -i '/ swap / s/^(.*)$/#1/g' /etc/fstab
sudo swapon --show
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1024 count=1048576
sudo swapon /swapfile
sudo fallocate -l 1G /swapfile
sudo nano /etc/fstab
/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo fallocate -l 2G /swapfile
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
output
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 2 GiB (2147479552 bytes)
no label, UUID=fde7d2c8-06ea-400a-9027-fd731d8ab4c8
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https://docs.rackspace.com/support/how-to/create-remove-swap-file-in-ubuntu/
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sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1M count=1024 oflag=append conv=notrunc
The above command will append 1GiB of zero bytes at the end of your swap file.
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo fallocate -l 2G /swapfile
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