Linux Misc

by Mark Nielsen
Copyright 2021

Just things I encounter in Linux I don't do often but is very helpful. This will continue to grow over time.

Links
Adding swap file

Links

https://www.howtogeek.com/455981/how-to-create-a-swap-file-on-linux/

Adding swap file

Check if /swapfile exists in /etc/fstab. If it is not.....

  swapoff -a
  dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1024 count=8048576
  mkswap /swapfile
  chmod 600 /swapfile
  echo "/swapfile    none    swap    sw    0    0" >> /etc/fstab
  swapon -a
  swapon -s