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Build OpenZFS on Ubuntu 16.04 from git
I have to import a zpool from one Ubuntu workstation with recent features to a new Ubuntu workstation. The new workstation being a fresh Ubuntu 16.04 Server install. It only has ubuntu-mate-desktop and build-essentials installed. Below is an aggregation of some of the apt install commands I preformed to get things going: apt install dkms…
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Beware the Hubris of FreeBSD
I hear a lot of very proud talk from various BSD zealots, mostly about how if you want better uptime/throughput/correctness, you should drop Linux like a rock crawling with centipedes and pick up the shinny golden nugget of FreeBSD. This will not work for me. While Linux might be “only good enough” in their eyes,…
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Emulating Web Browsers
Here’s a tedious task for you to consider. When you log-in to your favorite website these days, you’re creating a JSON document and posting it to the service you’re logging into. Long gone are the days when you just posted simple form parameters from a whole post. I work on an emulation platform: one of…
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Backing up with tar or rsync? [Freedompenguin]
There’s a decision to make when you want to write your scripts when it’s time to back things up: use tar or rsync?
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Making Backups of What’s Recent
You probably don’t need to backup your whole hard drive every day. Just back up what you changed recently.
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Making a Non-Spamming Alert [FreedomPenguin]
I’ve sent a lot of pager alerts to myself over the years. Here is a technique you can use that could help you reduce duplicate notifications.
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