Low memory, apps crashing - change zram settings or add swapfile? [4.x]

I just don’t understand why go through all that trouble? Why dont use zramctl?

devel-su

swapoff /dev/zram0

zramctl -s 6196888121 /dev/zram0

mkswap /dev/zram0
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 5,8 GiB (6196887552 bytes)
no label, UUID=16e79d4e-8f13-4128-b5c0-32b438769ce6

swapon /dev/zram0

free -m
total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   a
vailable
Mem:           5508        3042        1067          40        1399
2889
Swap:          5910           0        5910

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