How to Add swap space

[CharlesV]

I see people all the time with no swap file or swap space, and many dont understand a) that even a little swap space is VERY good for your system, and b) how to create swap once your up and installed.

The reality of the first part is that some swap space is required for some applications to properly run. Even if you have gobs of ram, the reality that some applications need 'a little swap space' , or will just check for it before they start, or will even allocate a little swap space just in case.

Many times the creation of a small swap space will resolve "odd issues" that are hard to pin down, and creation of a swap file even can help test / resolve some issues.

So, how can you easily check and create swap ? ... This is the best guide I have found and covers checking, turning on and off and creation of both types of swap.

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/ ... -debian-11

[artytux]

@CharlesV Thanks for the link and article, I get these as pdf's incase I lose my own memory in future days passed.

[CharlesV]

Your very welcome! and yes, I have both links and PDF's of too :-)