Actually, yes. You can supplement your swap partition with a swap file. It goes something like this:
First, create a large empty file:
Code:
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swap_file bs=1M count=1000
Replace 1000 with the size of the swap file desired, in MB. You can also put the swap_file in a different location if desired.
Next, we'll secure the swapspace, so ordinary users cannot read the contents (potential security breach):
Code:
sudo chown root:root /swap_file
sudo chmod 600 /swap_file
Then, turn it into swap space:
Code:
sudo mkswap /swap_file
Next, turn it on:
Code:
sudo swapon /swap_file
To make it turn on at every bootup, open up /etc/fstab:
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
Add this line to the end of the file:
Code:
/swap_file none swap sw 0 0
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