Edit <code>/etc/fstab</code> to add the new swap partition as system swap space.
<pre><code>sudo nano /etc/fstab
</code></pre>Get the UUID of the partition using the command
<pre><code>sudo blkid /dev/&lt;paritionid&gt;
</code></pre>Eg:
<pre><code>sudo blkid /dev/sda3
</code></pre>Alternative to running above command is by using the preinstalled <code>Disks</code> app.
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1655183038262/TEyXshJaB.png" alt="uuid-disks.png" />
Add the following line that looks like
<pre><code>UUID=&lt;partition-uuid&gt; none swap sw 0 0
</code></pre>Eg:
<pre><code>UUID=62f379a4-a760-4679-b822-7936d7b628bc none swap sw 0 0
</code></pre>

Edit `/etc/fstab` to add the new swap partition as system swap space.

```
sudo nano /etc/fstab
```

Get the UUID of the partition using the command

```
sudo blkid /dev/<paritionid>
```

Eg:

```
sudo blkid /dev/sda3
```

Alternative to running above command is by using the preinstalled `Disks` app.

![uuid-disks.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1655183038262/TEyXshJaB.png align="left")

Add the following line that looks like

```
UUID=<partition-uuid> none swap sw 0 0
```

Eg:

```
UUID=62f379a4-a760-4679-b822-7936d7b628bc none swap sw 0 0
```

Add swap partition after system installation on Ubuntu