Linux System Calls Question:
How to create swap partition after OS installation?
Answer:
swap can be created in two ways after the installation,
1. fdisk command
2. create a swap file using dd command
after creating swap file or file system
#mkswap /dev/sda10
#swapon /dev/sda10
#swapon -s #To see the swap devices
by using dd command
#dd if=/dev/zero of=/swap bs=1024 count=1
Which will creates the file size 1024(1GB).
#mkswap /swap
#swapon /swap
#swapon -s #to see the swap devices
1. fdisk command
2. create a swap file using dd command
after creating swap file or file system
#mkswap /dev/sda10
#swapon /dev/sda10
#swapon -s #To see the swap devices
by using dd command
#dd if=/dev/zero of=/swap bs=1024 count=1
Which will creates the file size 1024(1GB).
#mkswap /swap
#swapon /swap
#swapon -s #to see the swap devices
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