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Fedora changed to zram instead of swap by default back in 2021 with Fedora 33[1]. So no more swap on disk for one of the biggest Linux distributions. There was
by SAI_Peregrinus 2y ago
Fedora changed to zram instead of swap by default back in 2021 with Fedora 33[1]. So no more swap on disk for one of the biggest Linux distributions. There was no major wailing, nor gnashing of teeth. Most users didn't even notice.
For most users, swap is unnecessary and zram does the job better. For users with 8GiB or less RAM, swap is more likely to be useful (except for embedded systems running from SD cards like Raspberry Pis where swap will kill the card).
[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/SwapOnZRAM#Benefit_to_Fedora https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/SwapOnZRAM#Benefit_to...