The software described in this documentation is either in Extended Support or Sustaining Support. See https://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/enterprise-linux-support-policies-069172.pdf for more information.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade the software described by this documentation as soon as possible.

18.2.4 Removing a Swap File or Swap Partition

To remove a swap file or swap partition from use:

  1. Disable swapping to the swap file or swap partition, for example: 

    # swapoff /swapfile

  2. Remove the entry for the swap file or swap partition from /etc/fstab.

  3. Optionally, remove the swap file or swap partition if you do not want to use it in future.

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