I am trying to compile Linux Kernel 5.8.9 on Ubuntu 16.04 installed on VirtualBox ( specifications: 22 + 3 GB, Memory : 2 GB). After successfully making the .config file using make menuconfig, I compiled it using make. The compilation ran for around 100 minutes and stopped abruptly displaying error memory exhausted. How can I remove this error?
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Answer
As suggested by Giuseppe, add a swap area to the Linux installation with a suitable Swapify value(default is 60, which works for most of the cases). Further instructions for adding a swap area can be found here