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Persistent names for block devices

Posted by Alex On November 10, 2021

Table of contents 1. How to make drives and USB sticks have the same name 2. Persistent block device naming 2.1 by-label 2.2 by-uuid 2.3 by-id 2.4 by-path 2.5 by-partlabel 2.6 by-partuuid 3. Using persistent naming 3.1 Permanent block device names can be used as aliases for /dev/sdX 3.2 Using persistent names in the /etc/fstab filesystem table Conclusion How to make drives and USB sticks have...

An unplugged disk causes a delay in system boot

Posted by Alex On July 15, 2021

The fstab file contains descriptive information about the file systems that the system can mount. In the /etc/fstab file, you can specify the parameters for mounting a disk, which can be either plugged to the system or unplugged from it. An example of such a disk is an external USB drive. In the latter case, you must additionally specify the...

The in-memory file system - how to use tmpfs

Posted by Alex On February 19, 2021

The tmpfs file system is quite useful, as it is incredibly fast and can help reduce the load on your persistent storage (especially useful for those who have Linux installed on a flash drive or memory card). tmpfs is an in-memory virtual file system. The tmpfs tool allows you to create file systems whose content resides in virtual memory. Because...