How to change the swap file size permanently

A previous thread explains how to resize the swap file in Ubuntu 18. I used it successfully. But on reboot, the swap file reverts to its previous size. Is there a straightforward way to make that change permanent?

lsblk -f

AME loop0 squashf loop1 squashf loop2 squashf loop3 squashf loop4 squashf loop5 squashf loop6 squashf loop7 squashf loop8 squashf loop9 squashf loop10 squashf loop11 squashf loop12 squashf loop13 squashf loop14 squashf loop15 squashf loop16 squashf loop17 squashf loop18 squashf loop19 squashf loop20 squashf loop21 squashf loop22 squashf loop23 squashf loop24 squashf loop25 squashf loop26 squashf loop27 squashf loop28 squashf loop29 squashf loop30 squashf loop31 squashf loop32 squashf loop33 squashf loop34 squashf loop35 squashf loop36 squashf loop37 squashf loop38 squashf loop39 squashf loop40 squashf loop41 squashf mmcblk0 ├─mmcblk0p1 vfat ├─mmcblk0p2 ext4 └─mmcblk0p3 └─mmcblk0p3_crypt LVM2_me ├─ubuntu--vg-root │ ext4 └─ub swap mmcblk0boot0 mmcblk0boot1 FSTYPE LABEL UUID MOUNTPOINT
/snap/core/603
/snap/gnome-lo
/snap/core18/5
/snap/hextris/
/snap/core18/4
/snap/core18/5
/snap/gnome-ca
/snap/gnome-ca
/snap/gimp/88
/snap/gtk-comm
/snap/gnome-ch
/snap/gnome-3-
/snap/gnome-3-
/snap/skype/60
/snap/skype/63
/snap/squirrel
/snap/gnome-3-
/snap/canonica
/snap/wine-pla
/snap/skype/66
/snap/wine-pla
/snap/quadrapa
/snap/gnome-sy
/snap/gnome-sy
/snap/gnome-ch
/snap/ohmygira
/snap/gnome-ca
/snap/canonica
/snap/teatime/
/snap/gnome-ch
/snap/gnome-lo
/snap/gimp/83
/snap/core/589
/snap/marsshoo
/snap/gtk-comm
/snap/gimp/94
/snap/teatime/
/snap/core/613
/snap/gnome-cl
/snap/squirrel
/snap/gtk-comm
/snap/gnome-cl
DB20-54E6 /boot/efi
79300f87-0c38-49bb-8070-18460b8905a4 /boot
crypto_ edf15eb1-9421-47de-8323-0a8c32b6cfb1

w1g34A-NYp6-GtFo-b1Kb-zeJW-WowF-o04IsU
b4075b43-cf2b-40c7-bb88-0d15293378b6 /
untu--vg-swap_1
d0da0a8c-c645-4f46-9432-793c1a20799f [SWAP]

edited Dec 29 '18 at 16:03

asked Dec 29 '18 at 15:26

Justin Sharber

Did you change the swapfile's name? What does grep swap /etc/fstab show?

– PerlDuck
Dec 29 '18 at 15:30

Btw: It is perfectly OK and preferred to ask a new question here (and not as a comment to the other question) because it is … a new question. :-)

– PerlDuck
Dec 29 '18 at 15:31

Thanks, I took the line out about the new question! I followed the steps in the linked thread, so I should have replaced the swapfile, and I think its name is swapfile. The result of grep swap /etc/fstab is this: /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 none swap sw 0 0. System Monitor shows me booting with 1 Gb of swap.

– Justin Sharber
Dec 29 '18 at 15:40

Maybe you don't enough space to increase the size!

– George Udosen
Dec 29 '18 at 15:44

@GeorgeUdosen - I have plenty of free space, using 70 out of 120 Gb on the HD. Also, I successfully increased the swap -- it just didn't stay increased on reboot.

– Justin Sharber
Dec 29 '18 at 15:55

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lsblk -f

AME FSTYPE LABEL UUID MOUNTPOINT loop0 squashf /snap/core/603 loop1 squashf /snap/gnome-lo loop2 squashf /snap/core18/5 loop3 squashf /snap/hextris/ loop4 squashf /snap/core18/4 loop5 squashf /snap/core18/5 loop6 squashf /snap/gnome-ca loop7 squashf /snap/gnome-ca loop8 squashf /snap/gimp/88 loop9 squashf /snap/gtk-comm loop10 squashf /snap/gnome-ch loop11 squashf /snap/gnome-3- loop12 squashf /snap/gnome-3- loop13 squashf /snap/skype/60 loop14 squashf /snap/skype/63 loop15 squashf /snap/squirrel loop16 squashf /snap/gnome-3- loop17 squashf /snap/canonica loop18 squashf /snap/wine-pla loop19 squashf /snap/skype/66 loop20 squashf /snap/wine-pla loop21 squashf /snap/quadrapa loop22 squashf /snap/gnome-sy loop23 squashf /snap/gnome-sy loop24 squashf /snap/gnome-ch loop25 squashf /snap/ohmygira loop26 squashf /snap/gnome-ca loop27 squashf /snap/canonica loop28 squashf /snap/teatime/ loop29 squashf /snap/gnome-ch loop30 squashf /snap/gnome-lo loop31 squashf /snap/gimp/83 loop32 squashf /snap/core/589 loop33 squashf /snap/marsshoo loop34 squashf /snap/gtk-comm loop35 squashf /snap/gimp/94 loop36 squashf /snap/teatime/ loop37 squashf /snap/core/613 loop38 squashf /snap/gnome-cl loop39 squashf /snap/squirrel loop40 squashf /snap/gtk-comm loop41 squashf /snap/gnome-cl mmcblk0 ├─mmcblk0p1 vfat DB20-54E6 /boot/efi ├─mmcblk0p2 ext4 79300f87-0c38-49bb-8070-18460b8905a4 /boot └─mmcblk0p3 crypto_ edf15eb1-9421-47de-8323-0a8c32b6cfb1 └─mmcblk0p3_crypt LVM2_me w1g34A-NYp6-GtFo-b1Kb-zeJW-WowF-o04IsU ├─ubuntu--vg-root │ ext4 b4075b43-cf2b-40c7-bb88-0d15293378b6 / └─ubuntu--vg-swap_1 swap d0da0a8c-c645-4f46-9432-793c1a20799f [SWAP] mmcblk0boot0 mmcblk0boot1

edited Dec 29 '18 at 16:03

asked Dec 29 '18 at 15:26

Justin Sharber

Did you change the swapfile's name? What does grep swap /etc/fstab show?

– PerlDuck
Dec 29 '18 at 15:30

Btw: It is perfectly OK and preferred to ask a new question here (and not as a comment to the other question) because it is … a new question. :-)

– PerlDuck
Dec 29 '18 at 15:31

Thanks, I took the line out about the new question! I followed the steps in the linked thread, so I should have replaced the swapfile, and I think its name is swapfile. The result of grep swap /etc/fstab is this: /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 none swap sw 0 0. System Monitor shows me booting with 1 Gb of swap.

– Justin Sharber
Dec 29 '18 at 15:40

Maybe you don't enough space to increase the size!

– George Udosen
Dec 29 '18 at 15:44

@GeorgeUdosen - I have plenty of free space, using 70 out of 120 Gb on the HD. Also, I successfully increased the swap -- it just didn't stay increased on reboot.

– Justin Sharber
Dec 29 '18 at 15:55

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lsblk -f

edited Dec 29 '18 at 16:03

asked Dec 29 '18 at 15:26

Justin Sharber

lsblk -f

18.04 swap

edited Dec 29 '18 at 16:03

asked Dec 29 '18 at 15:26

Justin Sharber

edited Dec 29 '18 at 16:03

asked Dec 29 '18 at 15:26

Justin Sharber

edited Dec 29 '18 at 16:03

asked Dec 29 '18 at 15:26

Justin Sharber

asked Dec 29 '18 at 15:26

Justin Sharber

asked Dec 29 '18 at 15:26

Justin Sharber

Did you change the swapfile's name? What does grep swap /etc/fstab show?

– PerlDuck
Dec 29 '18 at 15:30

Btw: It is perfectly OK and preferred to ask a new question here (and not as a comment to the other question) because it is … a new question. :-)

– PerlDuck
Dec 29 '18 at 15:31

Thanks, I took the line out about the new question! I followed the steps in the linked thread, so I should have replaced the swapfile, and I think its name is swapfile. The result of grep swap /etc/fstab is this: /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 none swap sw 0 0. System Monitor shows me booting with 1 Gb of swap.

– Justin Sharber
Dec 29 '18 at 15:40

Maybe you don't enough space to increase the size!

– George Udosen
Dec 29 '18 at 15:44

@GeorgeUdosen - I have plenty of free space, using 70 out of 120 Gb on the HD. Also, I successfully increased the swap -- it just didn't stay increased on reboot.

– Justin Sharber
Dec 29 '18 at 15:55

|
show 2 more comments

Did you change the swapfile's name? What does grep swap /etc/fstab show?

– PerlDuck
Dec 29 '18 at 15:30

Btw: It is perfectly OK and preferred to ask a new question here (and not as a comment to the other question) because it is … a new question. :-)

– PerlDuck
Dec 29 '18 at 15:31

Thanks, I took the line out about the new question! I followed the steps in the linked thread, so I should have replaced the swapfile, and I think its name is swapfile. The result of grep swap /etc/fstab is this: /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 none swap sw 0 0. System Monitor shows me booting with 1 Gb of swap.

– Justin Sharber
Dec 29 '18 at 15:40

Maybe you don't enough space to increase the size!

– George Udosen
Dec 29 '18 at 15:44

@GeorgeUdosen - I have plenty of free space, using 70 out of 120 Gb on the HD. Also, I successfully increased the swap -- it just didn't stay increased on reboot.

– Justin Sharber
Dec 29 '18 at 15:55

Did you change the swapfile's name? What does grep swap /etc/fstab show?

– PerlDuck
Dec 29 '18 at 15:30

Btw: It is perfectly OK and preferred to ask a new question here (and not as a comment to the other question) because it is … a new question. :-)

– PerlDuck
Dec 29 '18 at 15:31

Thanks, I took the line out about the new question! I followed the steps in the linked thread, so I should have replaced the swapfile, and I think its name is swapfile. The result of grep swap /etc/fstab is this: /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 none swap sw 0 0. System Monitor shows me booting with 1 Gb of swap.

– Justin Sharber
Dec 29 '18 at 15:40

Maybe you don't enough space to increase the size!

– George Udosen
Dec 29 '18 at 15:44

@GeorgeUdosen - I have plenty of free space, using 70 out of 120 Gb on the HD. Also, I successfully increased the swap -- it just didn't stay increased on reboot.

– Justin Sharber
Dec 29 '18 at 15:55

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Your /etc/fstab contains the line

/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 none swap sw 0 0

This means you have a swap partition on a logical volume group. With the command from that
other post you created a swap file. Increasing the size of a swap partition is more
complicated (and I don't have enough experience with LVGs to tell you exactly how that would be done).

With Ubunutu 17 (I guess) they switched from swap partitions to swapfiles which are
easier to handle. Both is still supported and valid, they just decided that on a freshly installed
system a swapfile instead of a partition is created.

You already created the swapfile, now you only need to add it to
the /etc/fstab. Open the file in an editor (sudo vim /etc/fstab) and add the
following line (assuming your swapfile is called /swapfile):

/swapfile none swap sw 0 0

Now run

sudo swapon -a

This will mount the swapfile in addition to the already mounted swap partition. That is:
you will now have both a swap partition and a swapfile. You can leave that as it is
(and have both) or remove the line referring to the partition
(/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 …) and later remove that whole swap partition.

Whatever you do, the crucial point is to add the location of your swap space(s) to the
/etc/fstab so it gets mounted while booting.

I do not know whether it is a good idea to have two or more swap spaces (one partition and
one file) and whether there are drawbacks, but it is possible.

edited Dec 29 '18 at 16:35

answered Dec 29 '18 at 16:28

PerlDuck

5,90711333

Thank you, this was critically helpful. I decided to reinstall instead. The result was I didn't have the interfering swap partition. Then the swap file responded to the standard terminal commands and held the configuration on reboot. My system performance is good!

– Justin Sharber
Dec 31 '18 at 14:14

@JustinSharber You are welcome. Nice to hear I could help you.

– PerlDuck
Dec 31 '18 at 14:25

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Your /etc/fstab contains the line

/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 none swap sw 0 0

/swapfile none swap sw 0 0

Now run

sudo swapon -a

Whatever you do, the crucial point is to add the location of your swap space(s) to the
/etc/fstab so it gets mounted while booting.

I do not know whether it is a good idea to have two or more swap spaces (one partition and
one file) and whether there are drawbacks, but it is possible.

edited Dec 29 '18 at 16:35

answered Dec 29 '18 at 16:28

PerlDuck

5,90711333

Thank you, this was critically helpful. I decided to reinstall instead. The result was I didn't have the interfering swap partition. Then the swap file responded to the standard terminal commands and held the configuration on reboot. My system performance is good!

– Justin Sharber
Dec 31 '18 at 14:14

@JustinSharber You are welcome. Nice to hear I could help you.

– PerlDuck
Dec 31 '18 at 14:25

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Your /etc/fstab contains the line

/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 none swap sw 0 0

/swapfile none swap sw 0 0

Now run

sudo swapon -a

Whatever you do, the crucial point is to add the location of your swap space(s) to the
/etc/fstab so it gets mounted while booting.

I do not know whether it is a good idea to have two or more swap spaces (one partition and
one file) and whether there are drawbacks, but it is possible.

edited Dec 29 '18 at 16:35

answered Dec 29 '18 at 16:28

PerlDuck

5,90711333

Thank you, this was critically helpful. I decided to reinstall instead. The result was I didn't have the interfering swap partition. Then the swap file responded to the standard terminal commands and held the configuration on reboot. My system performance is good!

– Justin Sharber
Dec 31 '18 at 14:14

@JustinSharber You are welcome. Nice to hear I could help you.

– PerlDuck
Dec 31 '18 at 14:25

add a comment |

Your /etc/fstab contains the line

/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 none swap sw 0 0

/swapfile none swap sw 0 0

Now run

sudo swapon -a

Whatever you do, the crucial point is to add the location of your swap space(s) to the
/etc/fstab so it gets mounted while booting.

I do not know whether it is a good idea to have two or more swap spaces (one partition and
one file) and whether there are drawbacks, but it is possible.

edited Dec 29 '18 at 16:35

answered Dec 29 '18 at 16:28

PerlDuck

5,90711333

Your /etc/fstab contains the line

/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 none swap sw 0 0

/swapfile none swap sw 0 0

Now run

sudo swapon -a

Whatever you do, the crucial point is to add the location of your swap space(s) to the
/etc/fstab so it gets mounted while booting.

I do not know whether it is a good idea to have two or more swap spaces (one partition and
one file) and whether there are drawbacks, but it is possible.

edited Dec 29 '18 at 16:35

answered Dec 29 '18 at 16:28

PerlDuck

5,90711333

edited Dec 29 '18 at 16:35

answered Dec 29 '18 at 16:28

PerlDuck

5,90711333

answered Dec 29 '18 at 16:28

PerlDuck

5,90711333

answered Dec 29 '18 at 16:28

PerlDuck

5,90711333

Thank you, this was critically helpful. I decided to reinstall instead. The result was I didn't have the interfering swap partition. Then the swap file responded to the standard terminal commands and held the configuration on reboot. My system performance is good!

– Justin Sharber
Dec 31 '18 at 14:14

@JustinSharber You are welcome. Nice to hear I could help you.

– PerlDuck
Dec 31 '18 at 14:25

add a comment |

Thank you, this was critically helpful. I decided to reinstall instead. The result was I didn't have the interfering swap partition. Then the swap file responded to the standard terminal commands and held the configuration on reboot. My system performance is good!

– Justin Sharber
Dec 31 '18 at 14:14

@JustinSharber You are welcome. Nice to hear I could help you.

– PerlDuck
Dec 31 '18 at 14:25

Thank you, this was critically helpful. I decided to reinstall instead. The result was I didn't have the interfering swap partition. Then the swap file responded to the standard terminal commands and held the configuration on reboot. My system performance is good!

– Justin Sharber
Dec 31 '18 at 14:14

@JustinSharber You are welcome. Nice to hear I could help you.

– PerlDuck
Dec 31 '18 at 14:25

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