How to disable Swap memory on Debian Linux

Question 1

My VPS has 16GB RAM and 1GB Swap memory. How can I disable Swap memory completely on Debian Linux?

Question 2

You can try one of the following two things to disable Swap memory.

1. Log in to your VPS as root and run the following command on the terminal.

swapoff -a

2. Log in to your VPS as root and edit the file /etc/fstab. Comment out the line for Swap entry in this file.

Question 3

If you want to enable it again, try the following command:

swapon -a

pkumar81 · Answer 1 · 2020-01-19T21:21:17+0000

You can try one of the following two things to disable Swap memory.

1. Log in to your VPS as root and run the following command on the terminal.

swapoff -a

2. Log in to your VPS as root and edit the file /etc/fstab. Comment out the line for Swap entry in this file.

If you want to enable it again, try the following command:

swapon -a — pkumar81, Jun 1, 2021

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