pillowphone / swapubuntu

Simple swap setup script for Ubuntu (14.04+?)

SwapUbuntu

Note: Use the new script: https://github.com/CraftThatBlock/Swap

This one still works fine, but the new works on nearly every distro.

Simple swap setup script for Ubuntu (14.04)

Swap is an area on a hard drive that has been designated as a place where the operating system can temporarily store data that it can no longer hold in RAM.

Disclamer: This script may work with other distros, but has not been tested. Please open a pull request if you got it to run or have changes to make it run on other distros.

Usage

First of all, download the main script:

wget http://git.io/MJDcxw -O swap

Then simply run the file with this format:

sh swap {size}

Example (2G is enough usually):

sh swap 2G

The default path for the swap file is /swapfile. If you wish to change this, simple the file location (FILE MUST NOT EXIST) add it to the command:

sh swap 2G /swapfile