UNIX/GNU/Linux: FreeBSD, ZFS, and Bash
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FreeBSD ☛ Kim McMahon to Join FreeBSD Foundation as Senior Director of Advocacy and Community
As I mentioned in my October 2023 blog Open For Work, RIFs happen, corporate priorities change, and new opportunities present themselves. I am excited to share I am joining the FreeBSD Foundation as their fractional leader of advocacy and community. In this role, I’ll bring my experience as their Sr. Director to lead the Foundation’s advocacy, marketing, and community efforts to develop a Go-to-Market plan, long term vision for promoting the benefits of FreeBSD, and increasing adoption of FreeBSD with individuals and organizations.
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Xe's Blog ☛ How to delete a ZFS zvol when it claims to be busy but you're sure it isn't
The "dataset is busy" error is thrown when deleting a zvol if something has the file open. This can happen with zvols for linux systems when your kernel's LVM stack is autodetecting the LVM groups in the zvols. You can confirm this with the lvdisplay command: [...]
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OSTechNix ☛ How To Customize Bash Prompt In Linux
BASH (the Bourne-Again Shell) is the default shell for most modern Linux distributions. Tired of the same old boring BASH prompt? Let's give it a makeover! In this guide, we are going to learn how to customize the BASH prompt and enhance the bash prompt's look by adding some colors and styles.