Linux

Slackware on encrypted ZFS root

       1267 words, 6 minutes

My Slackware laptop was doing well with LUKS/LVM/EXT4 but after some Fediverse discussion, I decided using ZFS would be safer for my data. The problem is OpenZFS is not integrated into the Linux kernel and not that well integrated into Linux distribution in general. That said, Ubuntu offers an integrated option and other distros have documentation about such cases. Those are my notes dedicated to The Slackware Linux Project .

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Software-control a Dell monitor KVM from Linux

       698 words, 4 minutes

I own a DELL U2723QE 4K monitor that ships with a KVM so that I can connect two computers. One via an USB-c connection and one via either an HDMI or a DisplayPort connector. Switch to either is controlled by a physical button on the back of the screen. But it can also be done software-wise.

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Quick look on performance and power usage of Aoostar R1 N150

       2088 words, 10 minutes

I bought a noname 2 bays NAS that looks like the Aoostar R1 N150. And before putting it into production, I had a quick look on how it performs on various OSes and how many watts it eats.

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Install and isolate apps using Firejail on Slackware

       2036 words, 10 minutes

Since I started using other Desktop OS than OpenBSD, I’m obsessed with limiting filesystem resources access from applications; especially Web browsers. This already applied to FreeBSD Web browsers here and there . This now has to be applied to Linux.

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Lazy UEFI multiboot for Slackware Linux and OpenBSD

       1251 words, 6 minutes

For reasons, I have a laptop running both Slackware Linux or OpenBSD. To have both available, I split the storage space in two and installed both systems. But if mainstream Linux distros use GRUB, Slackware has an historical love for LILO; and elilo when it comes to EFI-based computers.

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