Has been installed, how to set up a good linux swap partition?

Users questions:The first install linux, lazy and did not install swap partition, find this very slow, I do not reinstall the system and an additional one swap partition, do not know if there is no way to set up a new swap partition
Experts answer: does not in any way, speed up, the most good or extra memory to answer your questions: 1. Add aPartition, with fdisk, cfdisk, etc. 2. Suppose your new partition is * dev * hda5 execute the following command: mkswap * dev * hda5swapon * dev * hda53. The first two commands added to the local service
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