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Btrfs Scrub

27 minute read

You probably want to take advantage of the data integrity checking offered by Btrfs. Btrfs calculates checksums for all data written to disk. These checksum...

GNOME Boxes on Btrfs

20 minute read

So, you’ve got libvirt installed on your Linux box and your looking for a simple application for running virtual machines. Look no further than Boxes,...

Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1

26 minute read

If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...

Podman With Btrfs and ZFS

14 minute read

I now use the default overlay driver on Btrfs and ZFS filesystems as I’ve found it to just work. Unless you have specific reasons for using the...

Install Podman on Ubuntu

7 minute read

Podman is a daemonless container runtime for Linux compatible with Docker. It offers several advantages over using Docker to manage and run containers. Firs...

Backup Snapper Snapshots With snap-sync

25 minute read

In Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper, the process is described for automating Btrfs snapshots with Snapper. Why stop there when you can use these snaps...

Automount an Encrypted System Volume

20 minute read

If you run an encrypted Linux system, it’s helpful to understand how the system handles mounting and decrypting filesystems. A Linux desktop user and ...