today's howtos

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 22, 2025

• Dan Langille ☛ Moving a zpool to smaller drives #ZFS #FreeBSD – fails

  This post is part of a series of storage-related posts. The goal: move the zroot of r730-01 to smaller drives.

  NOTE: This approach failed. Investigations continue, however this post is not something you should try.

• Adrian Roselli ☛ The Value of Selecting Selects by Value

  This is meant to use voice control to test select menus (and other fields, but the title would be less weird) by their value because their accessible names are hidden. I’m sharing results of that testing.

  This was partially driven by: [...]

• Rescuing most from a broken tar.bz2 with bzip2recover and some cunning.

  I had a bzip2ed tarball from 2005 lying around, for which BZip2 threw a CRC error.

• idroot

  • ID Root ☛ How To Install MongoDB Compass on Fedora 43

    MongoDB Compass serves as the official graphical user interface for MongoDB databases, providing developers and administrators with an intuitive platform to visualize, query, and manage their data without relying solely on command-line operations.

  • ID Root ☛ How To Install OpenSSL on Rocky GNU/Linux 10

    OpenSSL serves as the backbone of secure communications across modern computing infrastructure. This powerful, open-source cryptographic toolkit implements SSL and TLS protocols that protect data transmission between servers and clients. Whether securing web traffic, managing digital certificates, or encrypting sensitive information, OpenSSL remains an indispensable component of any Rocky GNU/Linux 10 system.

  • ID Root ☛ How To Install SQLite on Fedora 43

    SQLite stands as one of the most widely deployed database engines in the world, powering countless applications from mobile devices to desktop software. This lightweight, self-contained database solution requires zero configuration and operates without a separate server process, making it an ideal choice for developers working on Fedora 43 systems.

  • ID Root ☛ How To Install Calibre on Fedora 43

    Managing a digital library can be challenging without the right tools. Calibre is a comprehensive, open-source e-book management solution that transforms how you organize, convert, and read digital books on Fedora 43. This powerful application supports over 20 e-book formats, provides automated metadata management, and seamlessly syncs content to your favorite e-readers.

• It's FOSS ☛ Move Between the Distros: Back Up and Restore Your Snap Packages

  Make a backup of your Snap apps and application data and restore them to a new GNU/Linux system where Snap is supported. Works between Ubuntu and non-Ubuntu distros, too.