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Often views as intimidating and difficult-to-learn, in reality Arch Linux is a perfect blend of simplicity, control, and stability. Let's examine in detail what makes Arch a top choice for your desktop operating system.
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At first glance, ZFS snapshots, bookmarks, and checkpoints may seem similar. Let's explore what these features are, how they differ, and example use cases for each.
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The political, social, and economic structures of Europe are complex and unmatched anywhere else in the world. Let's explore how these different pieces work together to create modern Europe.
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Transferring files from one disk to another or one computer to another sounds like a trivial task, but when you're dealing with a huge number of files and directories, ensuring that the data was fully copied and exactly matches the source becomes harder to do. Fortunately, the venerable file...
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ZFS is a powerful filesystem with many advanced features and two decades of reliability. However, recently concerns have arisen about the new ZFS native encryption functionality. Let's examine this in more detail to understand what the known risks are and possible workarounds for this bug.
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Understanding how much space a ZFS dataset is using is not as straightforward as it first seems, but let's dive in and decipher how to calculate used space on ZFS.
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There are multiple layers of caching involved when writing a file before it makes it to permanent storage on your disk. This becomes even more complicated with a virtual machine which has its own set of caches. Let's explore how exactly writes make it safely to your disk, both on a physical server...
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ZFS snapshots are an incredible feature to easily take backups, protect against accidental deletion, and understand how your data is changing over time. Let's review how they work and how to harness their power with ease using sanoid and syncoid.
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When using the ext4 filesystem, have you ever encountered a situation where free space ran very low on your system, yet processes didn't crash? Let's explore the built-in safety mechanism ext4 uses to keep your system safe from a runaway process consuming disk space.
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ZFS datasets are a powerful and flexible organizational tool that let you easily and quickly structure your data, monitor size over time, and take backups. Learn more about how to create and manage ZFS datasets in this article.
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Ansible is a fantastic technology that allows you to deploy and manage servers easily and in a repeatable fashion. One thing that can be tricky is using templates to create complex configuration files. In this example, I'll demonstrate how to use nested variables to create a sample Sanoid config...
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Understand the different layers of caching involved with NFS shares and the settings to use on the server and on the client.