Linux Cortex

Technical Aspects of Linux

Consistent backup with Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM) snapshots - July 31, 2008

"LVM is an implementation of a logical volume manager for the Linux kernel. The biggest advantage is that LVM provides the ability to make a snapshot of any logical volume." nixCraft
http://linuxcortex.blogspot.com/2008/07/consistent-backup-with-linux-logical.html

Anatomy of Linux flash file systems - July 25, 2008

"You've probably heard of Journaling Flash File System (JFFS) and Yet Another Flash File System (YAFFS), but do you know what it means to have a file system that assumes an underlying flash device" IBM
http://linuxcortex.blogspot.com/2008/07/anatomy-of-linux-flash-file-systems.html

FreeBSD List of all package failures in buildenv i386-6 - July 22, 2008

"This is an experimental graph of all skipped and failed builds for packages in buildenv i386-6, including the ports that depend on them." Portsmon
http://linuxcortex.blogspot.com/2008/07/freebsd-list-of-all-package-failures-in.html

How To Install Ubuntu 8.04 With Software RAID1 - July 20, 2008

"This short guide explains how you can configure software RAID1 during the initial installation of an Ubuntu 8.04 ("Hardy Heron") system." HowtoForge
http://linuxcortex.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-to-install-ubuntu-804-with-software.html

List of open source software packages - July 19, 2008

"This is a list of open-source software packages: computer software licensed under an open-source license." Wikipedia
http://linuxcortex.blogspot.com/2008/07/list-of-open-source-software-packages.html