Trim on LUKS encrypted LVM root volumes

I noticed that fstrim wasn't working on my new Ubuntu 24.04 desktop installation, failing with "fstrim: /: the discard operation is not supported". In that setup, Ubuntu is installed into an LUKS encrypted LVM volume, so the ext4 file system, LVM and LUKS need to play nicely together for flash discard to work. That's how … Continue reading Trim on LUKS encrypted LVM root volumes →

Screen overlays in Linux

I heavily customise my Linux desktop setups, which includes binding scripts to hotkeys. Occasionally a visual feedback is useful (eg. when changing the CPU frequency). I'm aware of the following ways to display some sort of overlays which I tried with Ubuntu 24.04: Notifications Notify-send notifications display as simple rectangles. notify-send "Volume" "80%" Although there … Continue reading Screen overlays in Linux →

wpa_supplicant spam

Ubuntu 24.04 is spamming several of these entries in syslog: wpa_supplicant[1736]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-SIGNAL-CHANGE above=1 signal=-62 noise=9999 txrate=390000 The solution is to raise the wpa_supplicant logging level and restart networking: mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/wpa_supplicant.service.d/ vi /etc/systemd/system/wpa_supplicant.service.d/log.conf # add these lines [Service] LogLevelMax=4 # save & quit systemctl daemon-reload systemctl restart wpa_supplicant.service systemctl restart NetworkManager.service

Ubuntu on the Acer Nitro ANV15-41

Updated 2025-07-28 This is a short post about running Ubuntu 24.04 on the Acer nitro ANV15-41 aka Nitro V15. If you are interested in previous post about installing Ubuntu on various laptops, maybe check out Acer Nitro 5, HP ProBook, Asus VivoBook, Lenovo Thinkpad and HP Victus. Installation Installation from an USB SSD worked fine … Continue reading Ubuntu on the Acer Nitro ANV15-41 →

Ubuntu 24.04 on the HP Victus

This is a short follow-up on Ubuntu 22.04 on the HP Victus [UVC] Hardware support is just as good/bad as with Ubuntu 22.04, so all findings from [UVC] apply here, too. The display manager is still X11, I have not tried Wayland. Video hardware acceleration with VLC and SMPlayer snap installations now works, but requires … Continue reading Ubuntu 24.04 on the HP Victus →