Question Does Linux support modern SSD technology such as Trim, Wear Leveling, SMART etc ?

[bob12345676]

I was wondering if Linux supports modern SSD features such as trim, SMART, wear leveling etc.

 

[Grobe]

First, wear leveling is not controlled by OS directly. And yes, Linux file systems does supports trim <archWiki source>.

SMART values is easily retrieved by using the Gnome disks (usually it appears in menus only as "disks"). You can also use smartctl for this:

Check hard drive health with "smartctl" command on Linux - A practical guide

In the world of data storage, hard drives play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and accessibility of your data. However, hard drives are not immune to failures, and monitoring their health is essential

www.binarytides.com

 

[bob12345676]

First, wear leveling is not controlled by OS directly. And yes, Linux file systems does supports trim <archWiki source>.

SMART values is easily retrieved by using the Gnome disks (usually it appears in menus only as "disks"). You can also use smartctl for this:

Check hard drive health with "smartctl" command on Linux - A practical guide

In the world of data storage, hard drives play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and accessibility of your data. However, hard drives are not immune to failures, and monitoring their health is essential

www.binarytides.com

Is there anything that can show you data similar to Crystal Disk Info on linux?

 

[Grobe]

Is there anything that can show you data similar to Crystal Disk Info on linux?

Similar - as in "visually identical clone of GUI" ?

No, I literally wrote down the programs that is capable of viewing smart values on screen/terminal.

You just have to try for yourself - boot up almost any of the most popular Linux distros, locate "Disks" in menu and then go to view smart values - it's a drop down menu in the upper right part of the program window.

However, smartctl is a very nice piece of software because it makes it possible to make the smart values appear in the terminal, and thus can easilly be transferred to a text file (or just copy to clipboard) and then pasted to a forum, or being used in a script or something, whatever you want to do with it.

Tips: If you choose MX Linux, the smartctl is the preinstalled tool for retreiving smart data, and I prefer this over "Gnome disks" because it's more easy to copy to clipboard in clean text format.

 

[lantis3]

https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/screenshots

https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/downloads

https://repology.org/project/gsmartcontrol/versions