Using a swap file instead of a swap partition in Linux

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Using a swap file instead of a swap partition in linux

1. Install Linux without swap partition.
2. Open Terminal and Copy/Paste this one by one.
Code: 
sudo fallocate -l 2G /swapfile
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile
3. Open Computer > File System.
4. Right Click "etc" folder and Open as Root.
5. Search and open "fstab" file in text editor and Copy/Paste this line at the bottom.
Code: 
/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0
6. Done.
 
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