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diff --git a/debian/util-linux.README.Debian b/debian/util-linux.README.Debian new file mode 100644 index 0000000..13c637b --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/util-linux.README.Debian @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +Periodic fstrim for SSD disks +----------------------------- + +fstrim(8) is used on a mounted filesystem to discard blocks which are not in +use by the filesystem. This is useful in particular for solid-state drives +(SSDs). + +A systemd service and matching timer is available to periodically perform +fstrim on relevant filesystems, but is *not* enabled by default. To enable it +according to the default weekly cadence, just do the following as root: + + systemctl enable fstrim.timer |