70 lines
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70 lines
800 B
Markdown
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title: "swap"
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tags: [ "Documentation", "basics" ]
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---
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# Making a Swap File
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```bash
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cd /var/cache/
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```
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```bash
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sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1K count=4M
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```
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This creates a swapfile of (1k x 4M) 4 Gigs.
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Change 4M to XM for an XGig swap.
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```bash
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sudo chmod 600 swapfile
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```
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```bash
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sudo mkswap swapfile
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```
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```bash
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sudo swapon swapfile
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```
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Test it's working with top
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```bash
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top -bn1 | grep -i swap
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```
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or:
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```bash
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echo "/var/cache/swapfile none swap sw 0 0" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
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```
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Test it'll work at boot with:
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```bash
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sudo swapoff swapfile
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```
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```bash
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sudo swapon -va
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```
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# Partition Swaps
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Put this in /etc/fstab:
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> UUID=blah-blah none swap sw 0 0
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Then test it works with:
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```bash
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sudo swapon -va
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```
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Test other partitions in fstab with:
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```bash
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sudo mount -a
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```
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