I’ve got a couple of Linux machines that need a transparent backup solution at home. Transparent as in - they should happen all the time, without asking, without notification, without any interaction. Ideally it shouldn’t run on the client either just to avoid issues with system updates. Making it …
read moreSetting up Flashcache the hard way and some talk about initramfs
If you follow the latest versions of… everything and tried to install flashcache you probably noticed that none of the current guides are correct regarding how to install it. Or they are mostly correct but with some bits missing. So here’s an attempt to do a refreshed guide. I …
read morePeek and poke in the age of Linux
Some time ago I ran into a production issue where the init process (upstart) stopped behaving properly. Specifically, instead of spawning new processes, it deadlocked in a transitional state. To be precise, the init process itself was responsive, but the critical services were stuck in one of the pre- or …
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