Ubuntu details of source package zramconfig in bionic. Zram is a kernel module which has been available in the vanilla linux kernels since version 2. How to enable the zram module for faster swapping on linux. In theory, enabling zram in ubuntu or debian should be one simple step. Depending on your internet connection, you may download either of the following. To use this, you will need a machine with an internet connection. How enable zram module on kernel debian lik distro. Starting at buster released july 2019 its possible to simply install the zram tools package and customize etcdefaultzramswap for your needs. Installation went just fine, but it did not enable zram.
How to enable the zram module for faster swapping on linux by jack wallen jack wallen is an awardwinning writer for techrepublic and. Because every time after startup system i have to do this comand sudo service zram start. I would like to have zram compressing my ram for more space. Increased performance in linux with zram virtual swap. The following binary packages are built from this source package. This installs a simple upstart job to enable zram support on kernels that have the module available. Enable zram for improved memory handling and less swapping. The first thing to check is whether zram is enabled in the linux kernel by checking out procconfig or procconfig. Script to dynamically enable zram on a raspberry pi or other linux system.
Automatically detects the number of cpu cores to allocate to zram computation, disables existing swap and enables zram swap. Debian user forums view topic zram for debian stretch. I used the debian wikki and tested with dmesg and found. Whenever i ran out of ram on a linux system, i used to enable swap memory. Starting at buster released july 2019 its possible to simply install the zramtools package and customize etcdefaultzramswap for your needs.
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