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Antora - modular documentation site generator - LinuxLinks
Antora is a documentation site generator for projects that write their documentation in AsciiDoc.
It’s aimed at docs-as-code workflows and can assemble a complete documentation website from content stored in one or more Git repositories. Antora uses a defined project structure and configuration files to organize content into components and versions, then publishes the result as a static site.
This is free and open source software.
Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux - Btrfs - LinuxLinks
This is a series looking at the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX Mini Workstation running Linux. In this series, I’ll put this machine through its paces from a Linux perspective, comparing it with other systems, including desktops, to show how it really stacks up.
The Minisforum MS-02 Ultra is very different from a conventional mini PC. It’s a compact workstation and mini-server class machine built around the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX processor. The model I’m testing offers far more expandability than a typical mini PC, including PCIe expansion, 4 M.2 NVMe slots, an internal 350 W power supply, 10GbE and 2.5GbE networking, and dual 25GbE.
I’m running CachyOS, an Arch-based Linux distribution, on the MS-02 Ultra. CachyOS uses the Btrfs file system by default.
Btrfs is a modern copy-on-write file system for Linux designed to improve reliability, flexibility, and storage efficiency. It supports transparent compression, snapshots, subvolumes, checksums for data and metadata, and online resizing. These features make it well suited to rolling-release distributions such as CachyOS, where snapshots can provide a quick route back after a problematic update.
Compression can also reduce disk usage and, on fast CPUs, sometimes improve effective I/O performance. Btrfs is not just about saving space; it also gives administrators practical tools for monitoring, repairing, and managing storage without relying on a separate volume manager underneath the system stack.
LEMON - memory acquisition utility - LinuxLinks
LEMON is a memory acquisition utility for Linux and Android systems.
It uses eBPF to capture physical memory and save dumps in LiME format for analysis with memory forensics tools such as Volatility 3. The project targets x64 and ARM64 systems and is designed for situations where analysts need an alternative to kernel modules or kcore access, including environments where Secure Boot or missing kernel headers complicate traditional acquisition methods.
This is free and open source software.