From ea4ccf94f14c290b6d8d3481e47647a685fb5395 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Johnston <alan.b.johnston@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:17:59 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update install add persistent journal logs

---
 install | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/install b/install
index 7dbf9c09..9dd12e3d 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -257,6 +257,13 @@ if [[ $(grep 'bookworm' /etc/os-release) ]]; then
 
 	  sudo sed -i 's/managed=false/managed=true/g' /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf # allow nmcli to manage WiFi
 
+	  if [ ! -d "/var/log/journal" ]; then # persistant journal logs across boots
+		sudo mkdir -p /var/log/journal
+		sudo systemd-tmpfiles --create --prefix /var/log/journal
+		sudo systemctl restart systemd-journal-flush.service
+		sudo sed -i 's/Storage=volatile/Storage=persistent/g' /etc/systemd/journald.conf
+	  fi
+
 elif [[ $(grep 'trixie' /etc/os-release) ]]; then
 
 	echo "Trixie detected, installation continuing."