today's howtos
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ZFS for Dummies
As mentioned on previous posts, I have spent the past few weeks dealing with a ZFS crash on my FreeNAS install. Because of that, not only was I forced to learn how to troubleshoot ZFS, but I also had to learn how to setup new volumes and come up with new backup strategies (between a few other things).
This was a great opportunity for me to learn more about ZFS (because I new ‘nada’ to start with). And I’m happy to share some of the knowledge that I gathered with you on this post.
Please keep in mind that I don’t consider myself an expert on ZFS (not even close), but I will try to make things simple and easy to understand for someone, who like me, is just getting started with ZFS.
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Installing Transmission on Ubuntu
If you don’t know what torrents are, it’s a peer-to-peer protocol for transferring files. It is especially useful when dealing with large amounts of data. Each torrent client that connects can both download and upload parts of the file at the same time.
By the end of the following section, you will have the Transmission client running on your Ubuntu device. You can even install newer versions of Transmission, such as 4.0, to Ubuntu by following these steps.
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How to List USB Devices in Linux
Most users rely on external peripherals like USB drives, wireless keyboards, mice, disk drive, and more to use their computers.