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22 questions linked to/from Adding a new swap file. How to edit fstab to enable swap after reboot?
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How do I add swap after system installation?
I did not create a swap partition during Ubuntu installation. Later, I freed up some space and made a swap partition. Now after each boot up, I am manually opening gparted to right-click the swap ...
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How to modify fstab to automatically load my swap file?
I have an 8GB swap file under /swapfile1 and I have to load it manually in the terminal every time I log in. I tried to modify fstab following the advice given in this thread Adding a new swap file. ...
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swap partition vs swap file
I was reading the new changes with Ubuntu 17.04 and one caught my eye which was moving from the typical swap partition model to a new swap file model for new installs.
Are there benefits for using ...
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Swap file not activated on startup on Ubuntu 20.04
I have created swapfile at /swapfile and add following line to /etc/fstab (according to SwapFaq):
/swapfile none swap sw 0 0
When I try to activate it ...
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How can I hibernate on Ubuntu 16.04?
How should I successfully hibernate Ubuntu 16.04?
I've tried almost every solution on the web but non of them was actually helpful.
I found my problem almost completely similar to this one
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How do I find out if I have a swap partition on my hard drive?
I used the 12.04 live cd to install Ubuntu over my Windows 7 partition and deleted everything so I just have Ubuntu on my laptop. But since during the installer I chose the simple "erase entire disk" ...
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Do I need swap with new SSD?
Am about to upgrade to new SSD and thinking through partition migration process. Will I need SWAP with an SSD? I have 8GB RAM and an i5 processor.
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apt-get update fails (oom killer executed on /usr/lib/apt/methods/https memory hog)
I am repeatedly seeing the apt-get update/install process leading to a situation in which /usr/lib/apt/methods/https eats up the system's memory and as a result the OS oom killer is triggered. The ...
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How to create a swap partition (no free space left) [duplicate]
I've installed Ubuntu on one partition which utilizes all disk space (if we're ignoring the NFTS partitions). I forgot to define a swap partition.
How do I make a swap partition after installation? I ...
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How can I quickly make a large file?
What is a quick and easy way to make a file that is, say, 2 GB in size?
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Should my Ubuntu be running a swap file?
My Ubuntu system has been slow since recent updates. Usable for some things, but Facebook in particular has slowed to a crawl. A facebook video takes 5 to 8 minutes to load. The Gnome system monitor ...
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ImageMagick convert and low RAM
Please consider the following command for the imagemagick package:
sudo convert -resize 460x200 /path/to/test1.jpg /path/to/test2.jpg
Now test1.jpg is a fairly large image (12.5MB), but not unheard ...
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Without having swap partition how to hibernate using only "SWAP FILE"
I found answer near to this question but not exact answer in Ubuntu-forums.I found answer to
How to create swap partition after installing Ubuntu.
How to create or add swap file to existing swap ...
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Extremely slow OS. Swap related?
I really hope you can help me. An inexperienced sysadmin, installed Ubuntu on a new Dell Desktop, it's a pretty powerful machine, and I ran a bunch of hardware tests, and can confirm that RAM/HDD and ...
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How to re-enable hibernate option?
I had enabled "hibernate" option in my Ubuntu 12.10 few months back by adding the following lines to /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla:
[Re-enable hibernate by ...
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