Optimizing Performance on Clear Linux – Looking for Best Practices?

Hey everyone,

I recently switched to Clear Linux after hearing about its optimizations for performance and efficiency. So far…, I am impressed with its speed, but I want to make sure I am getting the most out of it.

Kernel Tuning :- Are there specific sysctl tweaks that further enhance Clear Linux’s performance: ??
Bundle Management :- What are the must-have bundles for a power user: ??
Auto-Updating :- Clear Linux updates frequently—should I enable automatic updates, or is manual updating better for stability: ??
Resource Usage :- How can I monitor and reduce unnecessary background services to keep things lightweight: ??
Compatibility -: Any recommended tweaks for running software that isn’t officially optimized for Clear Linux: ??

I would love to hear from experienced users about their setups, tips and potential pitfalls to avoid. Let’s make this a go-to thread for optimizing Clear Linux !!

Looking forward to your insights.

Thanks !!

Marcelo Mendix

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Hi Marcello,

Regarding bundles, it mainly depends on your daily usage. As for updates, you have two options during installation: you can either choose to always have the latest version (automatic updates are enabled by default) or install the LTS version, which also has automatic updates.

You can check it with these commands:

$ swupd info
Distribution:      Clear Linux OS
Installed version: 42920
Version URL:       https://cdn.download.clearlinux.org/update
Content URL:       https://cdn.download.clearlinux.org/update
$ swupd autoupdate
Enabled

Let me know if you need any more info.

I would recommend not having autoupdate enabled. Sometimes you can have your system “bricked” because of an update that does not go well.

swupd check-update
Current OS version: 42440
Latest server version: 42920
There is a new OS version available: 42920

If you want to perform the update do the following

swupd update --version 42920

Learn the options of swupd in how to go back to previous versions and other useful
capablities. swupd is your freind…

 swupd --help
Usage:
    swupd [OPTION...]
 or swupd [OPTION...] SUBCOMMAND [OPTION...]

Help Options:
   -h, --help              Show help options
   -v, --version           Output version information and exit

Subcommands:
   info                    Show the version and the update URLs
   autoupdate              Enable/disable automatic system updates
   check-update            Check if a new OS version is available
   update                  Update to latest OS version
   bundle-add              Install a new bundle
   bundle-remove           Uninstall a bundle
   bundle-list             List installed bundles
   bundle-info             Display information about a bundle
   search                  Searches for the best bundle to install a binary or library (depends on os-core-search bundle)
   search-file             Command to search files in Clear Linux bundles
   diagnose                Verify content for OS version
   repair                  Repair local issues relative to server manifest (will not modify ignored files)
   os-install              Install Clear Linux OS to a blank partition or directory
   mirror                  Configure mirror url for swupd content
   clean                   Clean cached files
   hashdump                Dump the HMAC hash of a file
   3rd-party               Manage third party repositories

To view subcommand options, run `swupd SUBCOMMAND --help'

In my setup I have gone even further I have created a pair of rescue of USB drives where I will
perform the update to check that it was successful before performing the update on my router
server. I use a pair of USB drives so if one of the disks fails in the update I still have a rescue disk that has the last known version that was working.

Also this web URL lists all of the releases of Clear Linux
Index of /releases/

Hello,

Regarding your note about the releases,
the list of builds does not always indicate the latest one. Here is the response from a dev.