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type: ressource
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date: 2025-03-06T10:13
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maturity: graine
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---
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To increase the size of your swap file on Linux Mint, follow these steps:
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### Look how much swap you currently have
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```sh
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free -h
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```
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### Turn off the current swap file
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```bash
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sudo swapoff /swapfile
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```
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### Resize the swap file
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Replace `XG` with the desired new size (e.g., `4G` for 4 GB):
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```bash
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sudo fallocate -l XG /swapfile
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```
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If `fallocate` is not supported, use:
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```bash
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sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1M count=4096
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```
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(for 4 GB, adjust `count` accordingly)
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### Set the correct permissions
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```bash
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sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
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```
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### Format the swap file
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```bash
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sudo mkswap /swapfile
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```
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### Enable the new swap file
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```bash
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sudo swapon /swapfile
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```
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### Verify swap space
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```bash
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free -h
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```
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### Make it permanent
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Ensure the swap file is reactivated on reboot by adding this line to `/etc/fstab`:
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```bash
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echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
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```
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Your swap size is now increased.
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