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If you are installing onto a Pi zero, or similar slow computer, please ensure the size of the swapfile is as big as possible, as the mono-complete we will install is large. In linux, we type <code>free -m</code> to see our RAM size and our swapfile size.
To change swapfile size on the Raspberry Pi (''Can contributors add details for other Linux computers''):
# Edit a file <code>sudo nano /etc/dphys-swapfile</code>.
# Move the cursor down line by line until it reaches '''CONF_SWAPSIZE=100'''. That is showing that the swapfile is only 99 mb by default in the Raspberry Pi Operating System.
# Now move the cursor to the 100, and change it to "512" which is enough for mono even on a Pi zero.
# Next, stop, and restart, the relevant service using <code>sudo /etc/init.d/dphys-swapfile stop && sudo /etc/init.d/dphys-swapfile start</code>.
# That should complete quickly, and we can type <code>free -m</code> again to see the 99 we saw previously has been replaced by 511.
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