Linux on SSDs

bc5 · Aug 23, 2015

Hello!
Due to Windows 10 I've decided to make the switch to Linux (specifically to Kubuntu 14.04) and was wondering if there's anything I need to do to get Linux working optimally on an SSD (like in Windows you might disable hibernation and auto defrag, ensure TRIM is enabled etc)?

skittle · Aug 23, 2015

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Solid_State_Drives#Tips_for_Maximizing_SSD_Performance

bc5 · Aug 23, 2015

skittle :

I'm looking for something more relevant to Kubuntu. It's very different to Arch (much more full-featured, user-friendly, ready-to-go) so much of the stuff you'd do manually in Arch will already be set up in a distro like Ubuntu that's designed to be configured and ready for use from the get-go.

skittle · Aug 23, 2015

Everything in the archwiki pertaining to SSD also applies to any other modern distrobution.

Check the Debian wiki if you really prefer.
https://wiki.debian.org/SSDOptimization

Clayman1000x · Aug 28, 2015

SSD's run Linux just fine, I am currently running Kubuntu 14.04 and Win7 dualboot from an 240g ssd, works great.

itmoba · Aug 28, 2015

If you're fixated on the Kubuntu flavor, I'd suggest you use Kubuntu 15.04 in lieu of 14.04. Here's a guide for tweaking your setup for optimal SSD performance: https://wiki.debian.org/SSDOptimization

Note that Kubuntu, like its brethren, is a Debian-based distribution; thus, the guide linked above applies.

bc5 · Sep 12, 2015

Thanks for the replies. itmoba, why 15.04? 14.04 is an LTS version which will receive updates until April 2019. 15.04 support ends this coming January. I'm not bothered about Plasma 5 if that's your reasoning.

skittle · Sep 12, 2015

Newer kernel/drivers is the main reason to upgrade if you are not worried about newer packages. This is important if you have very new hardware.

bc5 · Sep 12, 2015

Well the newest components are a GTX970 and Samsung 840 Evo so I think I'm OK!

Unrelated - how do I bind a shortcut key (e.g. meta + 3) to start an application or open my home directory? I'm sure I've done it before but I can't find it.

Also, pressing the scroll wheel in Firefox doesn't enter free scrolling mode like in Windows - do I need to enable that somewhere?

bc5 · Sep 12, 2015

Figured out the shortcut:

- open Kickoff (the start menu) and start typing 'shortcut' for the custom shortcuts option
- edit > new group (call it whatever)
- click the checkbox next to your new group
- right click the new group > new > global shortcut > command / URL
- set your shortcut in the trigger tab and enter the application name (e.g. firefox or chromium-browser) in the action tab

bc5 · Sep 13, 2015

Figured out the scrolling - in Firefox there's an option in advanced options called 'Autoscroll' and that does the trick. In Chrome / Chromium you apparently have to download a plugin (also called Autoscroll) to enable it.

Aristotelian · Sep 15, 2015

bc5 :

Any of the commands that work in Arch will also work in Kubuntu.

Anyway, I have never had any issue setting up an SSD. Ubuntu will do it for you on install.

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