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+#!/bin/bash
+# the script adds 32GB of permanent swap space
+
+sudo fallocate -l 32G /swap32
+sudo chmod 600 /swap32
+sudo mkswap /swap32
+sudo swapon /swap32
+echo '/swap32 none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
+