[Bug 2137112] [NEW] zswap is disabled by default...no configuration settings for it.

[Chris Roode]

Public bug reported:

I discovered that zswap is disabled by default, and I agree that this
configuration is a good design decision.  However, it took me weeks of
frustration with freezing while running chrome / vscode, and prior
mincraft on a separate machine to finally ask the community and discover
that setting up virtual memory was a very effective solution.

It would be helpful to new linux users to somehow bring this
configuration, and other common hacks veterans know into a tool that
could help customize these settings, or even educate new users on how
that works.  Manual control is great, but also intimidating.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-90.91~22.04.1-generic 6.8.12
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-90-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.10
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Dec 25 11:23:22 2025
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-09-28 (88 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20230223)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
Symptom: installation
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy ubiquity-22.04.19

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Title:
  zswap is disabled by default...no configuration settings for it.

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I discovered that zswap is disabled by default, and I agree that this
  configuration is a good design decision.  However, it took me weeks of
  frustration with freezing while running chrome / vscode, and prior
  mincraft on a separate machine to finally ask the community and
  discover that setting up virtual memory was a very effective solution.

  It would be helpful to new linux users to somehow bring this
  configuration, and other common hacks veterans know into a tool that
  could help customize these settings, or even educate new users on how
  that works.  Manual control is great, but also intimidating.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-90.91~22.04.1-generic 6.8.12
  Uname: Linux 6.8.0-90-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.10
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu Dec 25 11:23:22 2025
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-09-28 (88 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20230223)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  Symptom: installation
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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