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  • Linux RAID-1 [8]: Setting up the replacement array

    As I mentioned last time I have bought the 2 TB disks so that I can have a RAID-1 array in the main computer that is big enough to hold all of my stuff, meaning the second computer (and by extension, its screens and desk) will be effectively redundant. So here I am essentially repeating…

  • The Linux systemd debacle

    If you are reasonably familiar with the Linux ecosystem you will be aware that there has been a big rift over a process called “systemd”. This particular process, or processes, are concerned with Linux system and session management. The issue has been for many that systemd steps beyond its role of being the “init” process…

  • Linux Kiosk computer with Chrome Browser [3]

    So having built our image and got it going pretty much as we please, the next thing you will want is to be able to clone from one computer to another. The default Linux install can be a single partition for the OS. and a swap partition. Since the OS is all in one partition,…

  • Linux Kiosk computer with Chrome Browser [2]

    So my steps followed are: Install Ubuntu Server 14.04.5 from a bootable pen drive Set my username to user with a password Enabled automatic updates Install OpenSSH server in the tasksel at the end Reboot Log or SSH into the system (latter from another system is preferred since you can copy and paste instructions from…

  • Linux Kiosk computer with Chrome Browser [1]

    Here is an option for making your own “Chromebox” out of some old PC you have lying around. It lends itself well to educational scenarios with old computers that are too slow to run a modern operating system, but which can be perfectly satisfactory for the Chrome browser to run Google Apps etc. I am…

  • Today’s Linux Experience – Choosing a Web Browser [1]

    When it comes to web browsing, there is surprisingly good support from the big players. My favourite browsers, which are all installed and used simultaneously on Windows, Mint and Lubuntu, are Chrome/Chromium, Firefox and Opera, and all of them work well subject to certain considerations.  With Chrome you can install the proprietary Google package of…

  • Linux RAID-1 [5]

    Just for future reference I think it is a good idea to write up the steps that are necessary to create a RAID-1 array. This guide is for Linux Mint 17.03 the version of Linux I am running on most of my computers. Refer to the source documents if you wish to create a different…

  • Linux RAID-1 [4]

    So the “new” RAID-1 array finished syncing and it was time to start testing it to see if it would work as planned. Unfortunately this did not prove to be the case. Attempting to mount the new array in /etc/fstab failed on a number of occasions because once again the system would stop dead during…

  • Linux RAID-1 [3]

    So at the end of the last post the system had not been able to startup because of a problem mounting the RAID array and the LiveUSB could not start the system because the Nouveau drivers had problems. As it happens all that is needed is to change some parameters in the LiveUSB Grub bootloader…

  • Linux RAID-1 [2]

    Well I have started on this having left it all week, it is now time to get the main computer set up to make this happen. As noted in my previous posting I am using this guide, although it has a different scenario for relocating /home in mind: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Partitioning/Home/Moving So making the backups was the…