Storage

How to emulate block devices with QEMU

Block devices are significant components of the Linux kernel.

Setting up Unison File Synchronization between two Servers on Debian 10 (Buster)

Unison is a file-synchronization tool similar to rsync

How to Setup NFS Server on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Learn how to setup NFS Server on CentOS 8 and RHEL 8 system.

How to copy a file with one command to multiple directories on Linux

Learn how to copy a file to multiple locations.

Creating and managing partitions in Linux with parted

Expand your sysadmin skills with this introduction to the parted command.

Managing partitions in Linux with fdisk

Though it has been around for decades fdisk is still the go to storage management tool.

Using Files and Folders on Desktop Screen in Ubuntu

itsFOSS: This beginner tutorial discusses a few difficulties you may face while adding …

How to Encrypt Drives Using LUKS in Fedora Linux

Block device encryption is used to secure the data on a block device by encrypting it, and …

Linux housekeeping: Virtual machine storage sprawl

How To Find If The Disk Is SSD Or HDD In Linux

ostechnix: Starting from Kernel version 2.6.29, Linux can automatically detect SSDs.

Linux housekeeping: Handling archives and backups

You know that you're supposed to back up your data but what do you do with all the backups …

How to Add New Disks Using LVM to an Existing Linux System

LVM (Logical Volume Management) is a flexible and advanced option available to manage hard …

How to Configure/Setup Disk Quotas in Linux

2DayGeek: This tutorial helps you to configure disk quota in Linux

Linux system housekeeping 101: Managing file storage

Keeping your filesystems respectably clean is an ongoing task and there are pitfalls to …

How to install Dropbox through flatpak on CentOS 8.0

Dropbox is a widely used software to share files in a cloud-based environment.