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Linux Crash Course - Managing Swap Space

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Nov 10, 2024
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Swap is an essential feature in Linux that acts as an extension of your system's physical memory (RAM). When your system runs out of available RAM, it offloads inactive pages to the swap space, freeing up memory for active processes. Swap can be configured on a swapfile or a dedicated partition, depending on your system's setup and resource needs. In th…

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