How To Install swapspace on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swapspace on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is swapspace
swapspace is:
Small, stable system add-on that continuously and automatically adapts available virtual memory space to your actual memory needs. Claims disk space for use as swap space when needed; frees it up for use by the filesystem when not needed.
There are three methods to install swapspace on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install swapspace Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install swapspace using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install swapspace
Install swapspace Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install swapspace using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install swapspace
Install swapspace Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install swapspace using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install swapspace
How To Uninstall swapspace on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the swapspace package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove swapspace
Uninstall swapspace And Its Dependencies
To uninstall swapspace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove swapspace
Remove swapspace Configurations and Data
To remove swapspace configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge swapspace
Remove swapspace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove swapspace configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swapspace
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swapspace package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
