How to install zram in Centos 8?

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search4workingdistro
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How to install zram in Centos 8?

Post by search4workingdistro » 2020/11/26 18:21:33

Googled it and only found manual for Centos 7 which does not seem to help. How to do it correctly in Centos 8?

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Re: How to install zram in Centos 8?

Post by search4workingdistro » 2020/12/18 16:25:36

Anyone?

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Re: How to install zram in Centos 8?

Post by search4workingdistro » 2021/11/24 15:01:01

OK, it's almost a year since I asked this question...

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Re: How to install zram in Centos 8?

Post by jlehtone » 2021/11/25 07:27:51

What is "zram"?

Kernels of both EL7 and EL8 do provide module 'zram'. Packages 'util-linux' contains utility 'zramctl'.

Package 'anaconda-core' contains 'zram.service'. That seems to create compressed swaps in RAM
but is wanted only by anaconda.target, which I presume to be used by installer.

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Re: How to install zram in Centos 8?

Post by search4workingdistro » 2021/12/10 21:16:14

OK, how do I make zram working, i.e. bringing its benefits then?


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