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Utini

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Failed to enable unit: Unit file \x2b.service does not exist

On a fresh Arch install I tried to enable Trim with:

sudo systemctl enable fstrim + fstrim.timer

but I get this error:

Failed to enable unit: Unit file \x2b.service does not exist.

What is wrong?

Thanks !

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Re: Failed to enable unit: Unit file \x2b.service does not exist

There is no such service called "+". If I had to guess, I'd say you're copy-pasting commands from a tutorial without reading and/or comprehending. Don't do that.

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Utini

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Re: Failed to enable unit: Unit file \x2b.service does not exist

Oh god... thanks

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Re: Failed to enable unit: Unit file \x2b.service does not exist

I have no clue why you get that error, and how you ended up using that command with a '+' sign, but to enable fstrim.timer for periodic TRIM, you would simply use:

systemctl enable fstrim.timer

EDIT. Apparently I was slow..

Last edited by ooo (2017-08-06 13:12:20)