Hibernate Setup Script

A Python-based utility for configuring hibernation on Linux systems using a swap file.
This script automates resume configuration for GRUB and initramfs, and optionally creates a swap file of configurable size.

🛠 Features

Create and activate a swap file (optional)
Automatically detect UUID and resume offset
Inject resume and resume_offset into GRUB
Regenerate initramfs via mkinitcpio
Supports Arch-based systems (Manjaro, Arch, etc.)
Root permission required

📦 Installation

This utility is available via Kevin’s Package Manager:
➡️ github.com/kevinveenbirkenbach/package-manager

pkgmgr install setup-hibernate

🚀 Usage

Run the script as root:

sudo ./hibernate_setup.py [OPTIONS]

Options

Option	Description
`--create-swapfile`	Creates a swap file at `/swapfile`
`--swap-size <int>`	Size in GB (default: `32`)

Example

sudo ./hibernate_setup.py --create-swapfile --swap-size 40

✅ Requirements

Python 3
Tools: fallocate, mkswap, swapon, filefrag, findmnt, mkinitcpio, update-grub
Root privileges

No external Python packages are required (no requirements.txt needed).

🤖 AI-Assisted Development

This script was developed with the help of ChatGPT
🔗 Click here to view the development conversation

👤 Author

Developed by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach
🌐 https://www.veen.world/

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.
See LICENSE for details.

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