Logical volumes are an alternate method of partitioning hard drive space. The capability has been built into the Linux kernel since 1999, contributed by Sistina Software. The Logical Volume Manager is ...

Linux’s Logical Volume Manager is a handy framework for configuring disks and volumes. Learn how to use LVM to grow and shrink existing volumes as needed. Image: Andreas Prott/Adobe Stock The Logical ...

In the realm of modern data management, few technologies hold as much promise and versatility as the ZFS file system. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris operating system, ZFS ...

As Linux systems administrators watch over their hardware and software infrastructures, they constantly have to look ahead to how much space to allocate to hard-disk partitions to meet changing needs.

ZDNET's key takeaways Linux has numerous package managers.There are command-line and GUI tools for the task.Not all package ...

Paragon’s ExtFS is a cross-platform application that can make using Linux much easier in multiple-OS platforms. As much as I try to stay exclusively in the Linux OS world, every so often a work ...