Trim not enabled by default on fresh install (Plasma)

[BuzzPCSOS]

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Summary

Fresh install of Solus 4.7 Plasma does not enable Trim for SSDs by default. Only tested on Plasma, other editions may have the same problem.

Steps to reproduce

1. Clean install Solus Plasma 4.7 from ISO.
2. Run in terminal sudo systemctl status fstrim.timer
3. Make note of reported trim status.

Expected result

Status shows as enabled.

Actual result

Status shows as not enabled.

Environment

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Repo

Shannon (stable)

Desktop Environment

Plasma

System details

System: Host: dell-solus Kernel: 6.12.21-316.current arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.4 Distro: Solus 4.7 endurance Machine: Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Latitude 7280 v: N/A serial: Mobo: Dell model: 0KK5D1 v: A00 serial: UEFI: Dell v: 1.40.0 date: 11/05/2024 Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 37.6 Wh (79.5%) condition: 47.3/60.0 Wh (78.8%) volts: 8.0 min: 7.6 CPU: Info: dual core Intel Core i5-7200U [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 3100 min/max: 400/3100 Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 620 driver: i915 v: kernel Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6 compositor: kwin_wayland driver: gpu: i915 resolution: 1366x768~60Hz API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.0.3 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr Network: Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM driver: e1000e Device-2: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 driver: iwlwifi Drives: Local Storage: total: 238.47 GiB used: 53.73 GiB (22.5%) Info: Memory: total: 8 GiB available: 7.61 GiB used: 2.31 GiB (30.4%) Processes: 198 Uptime: 36m Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.37

Other comments

Trim helps maintain the SSD's efficiency and prolong its lifespan, it can be enabled by running sudo systemctl enable fstrim.timer but it is very easy to miss this important step after installing Solus. Less technical users could easily miss this step entirely resulting in a shortened SSD lifespan. Most modern computers are fitted with SSDs as standard, many older models are retro-fitted with a SSD to improve performance.

[androidnisse]

Same issue for me on a Budgie install.

[TraceyC77]

IMO this is something we should enable for all the spins on new installs

[BuzzPCSOS]

Great news @TraceyC77 . TRIM is a command that plays an essential role in maintaining the efficiency and longevity of SSDs. I think Trim might have been enabled in earlier editions of Solus but was omitted after 4.5

[HarveyDevel]

Worth noting for future bug reports, people have reported performance issues deleting files that turned out to be related to this issue. https://discuss.getsol.us/d/11806-kde-has-become-very-slow-at-deleting-files