Linux swap file sizing and system freezing on 16GB RAM laptop
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- User experiencing laptop freezes asks whether increasing swap from 2GB to 16GB would help and why defaults are kept low.
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- /g/109419288 ↗ live · archive neutral evergreen 16 replies User experiencing laptop freezes asks whether increasing swap from 2GB to 16GB would help and why defaults are kept low.
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