Month: November 2016

Linux, Virtualization

How to Install VirtualBox 5.1 on Fedora 23 from RPMs

Nov 17, 2016 by Grzegorz Juszczak 0 Comments , , , ,

install virtualbox 5.1 on fedora 23
Oracle VM VirtualBox is a flexible open-source hypervisor for x86 computers from Oracle Corporation initially developed by Innotek GmbH. It runs on many platforms including: Linux, Windows, Solaris, providing great virtualization environment to run multiple VMs at a time.

In this tutorial we present how to install VirtualBox 5.1 on Fedora 23 from RPMs in few simple steps.
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Linux

How to find Linux filesystem by Label or UUID using findfs, lsblk, blkid

Nov 2, 2016 by Grzegorz Juszczak 0 Comments , , , , , , ,

find Linux filesystem by label or UUID using findfs, lsblk, blkid
Linux includes by default a bunch of useful filesystem tools that can be used to locate filesystems or partitions with specified tags or display the whole list of block devices along with their labels, universally unique identifiers (UUIDs) or default mount points.

Below we present common tools to locate filesystem, block device or list all block devices in Linux.
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