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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 to add swap file to Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
I have at Ubuntu 12.04 swap size the same as my RAM - 1Gb.
I want to increase this a little bit, till 3Gb. Increase 2Gb of swap size.
I read SwapFaq but I can't understand how to keep having this ...
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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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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 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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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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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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Make SWAP parition from existing Ubuntu partition [duplicate]
Using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, upgraded from 11.10. Had no idea while installing Ubuntu for the first time. So missed SWAP partition. Now, at times Ubuntu hangs and system monitor shows the memory usage full....