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110 lines
2.5 KiB
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# RAM-Downloader
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RAM prices have increased by almost 100% in the past few months. Why buy RAM when one can just download it?\
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That is why you can use this script to automate the downloading and installing of RAM on your device.
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## Requirements
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- Works only on GNU/Linux devices
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- bash/zsh/fish or any other shell
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- sudo access to the device
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- Enough free disk space on your device to download the RAM (on the partition mounted on /)
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## Installation
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Clone the repository:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/agresdominik/download-ram.git
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cd download-ram
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```
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Make the script executable:
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```bash
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chmod +x download-ram.sh
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```
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Run the script:
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```bash
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sudo ./download-ram.sh
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```
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Select how much ram you want (e.g. 4GiB):
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```bash
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Please select how much RAM you want to download:
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1) 4GiB of RAM
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2) 8GiB of RAM
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3) 16GiB of RAM
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Plese note you need at least the chosen amount of space on your drive + 4GiB
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> 1
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```
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After the script is done downloading the RAM check if your system recognises it:
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```bash
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$ free -h
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total used free shared buff/cache available
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Mem: 15Gi 8,7Gi 911Mi 78Mi 5,1Gi 6,8Gi
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Swap: 4,0Gi 0B 4,0Gi # <-- This is what you are looking for
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```
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## FAQ
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### Is this real?
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Yes.
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### How do i remove the downloaded RAM?
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Check what name was assigned to your new RAM (e.g. in this example `/var/swap/swapfile0`)
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```bash
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$ swapon --show
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NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
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/var/swap/swapfile0 file 4G 0B -2
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```
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And remove with the following commands:
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```bash
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$ sudo swapoff /var/swap/swapfile0
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$ sudo rm /var/swap/swapfile0
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```
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And !!IMPORTANT!! delete the entry with the same name from fstab:
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```bash
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sudo nano /etc/fstab
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```
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The entry looks usually like this:
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```
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/var/swap/swapfile0 none swap defaults 0 0
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```
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If you dont do this Linux may decline to boot until you fix it in safe mode.
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## Disclaimer
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This project is for educational and entertainment purposes only.
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You are solely responsible for: \
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Understanding what the script does before running it. \
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Reviewing any shell scripts you download from the internet. \
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Any effects (good, bad, or spectacularly unfortunate) that result from running this code on your systems.
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By using this repository, you acknowledge that the author is not responsible for any data loss, downtime, misconfiguration, or other issues caused by running these scripts. :)
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Inspired by: https://downloadmoreram.com/
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## Tested on:
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- Debian 13
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- Fedora Asahi Remix 42
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- Arch Linux
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