- Identify configured swap devices and files with
cat /proc/swaps. - Turn off all swap devices and files with
swapoff -a. - Remove any matching reference found in
/etc/fstab. - Optional: Destroy any swap devices or files found in step 1 to prevent their reuse. Due to your concerns about leaking sensitive information, you may wish to consider performing some sort of secure wipe.
man swapoff
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