March 05, 2024

Swap File - Add Virtual Memory on Debian 12 MATE.

1. Create a file to use as swap.

sudo fallocate -l 4G /swapfile

2. Change the permissions of the file.

sudo chmod 600 /swapfile

3. We have to tell the system that this file will be for the swap.

sudo mkswap /swapfile

4. Activate the swap file.

sudo swapon /swapfile

5. Edit the file /etc/fstab.

sudo pluma /etc/fstab

6. Add the below entry to the end of the file.

/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0


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