# How to Set Up Hibernation on Linux (Swap Done Right)

DevFeed: [How to Set Up Hibernation on Linux (Swap Done Right)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-set-up-hibernation-on-linux-swap-done-right-20881.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://linuxblog.io/set-up-hibernation-linux-swap/>)

Author: Hayden James

Published: 2026-08-24T15:11:25Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Hayden James](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hayden-james.md>)

Topics: [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kernel.md>), [Debian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debian.md>), [xfce](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xfce.md>)

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## AI overview

A practical Linux hibernation guide explains how to use separate swap spaces for everyday paging and hibernation. It addresses a problem where a swap partition becomes too full to hold the compressed hibernation image.

## Source excerpt

I recently reinstalled my main desktop from scratch: Debian testing via Kali underneath (read first before judging) and XFCE on top. One of the reasons I keep coming back to XFCE is its built-in power management. Continue reading...