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when running two ubuntu partition,how do i get the swap file up on non default

Asked by Dave Stroud

I am running 9.10 and 10.04 . Lucid being the default on grub Karmic boots without turning swap on. I can turn it on through gparted, but have to do it each time I boot into karmic. How can I fix it to install swap on both partitions. Thanks

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Dave Stroud (bigdavesr) said : 		#1

I am using one swap for both karmic and lucid

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

you can set the swap partition to mount automagically, it will be set as swap once booted, you can also add:

swapon /dev/sdaX

(replace X with the partition number) in /etc/rc.local if the partition isn't automatically enabled. You can read the fstab of the other boot to see the line you need to add. You will need to run:

gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

to get write access to the file.

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Dave Stroud (bigdavesr) said : 		#3

Worked like a charm. Thanks it was easy. Been playing with this for awhile.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

Glad you got the gold :)

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Dave Stroud (bigdavesr) said : 		#5

actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #98824 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/98824
>
> actionparsnip posted a new comment:
> Glad you got the gold :)
>
> thanks again