Monthly Archives: May 2017

Understand the basics of rrdtool to create a simple graph

rrdtool is a powerful tool to store time series data and create graphs. It is very easy to create your first simple graph. This how-to will show the quickest way to generating your first graphs while explaining the options used. rrdtool is used in … Continue reading

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Increase the size of a LUKS encrypted partition

Even encrypted discs or partitions sometimes need to have their size increased. A LUKS encrypted volume consists of different layers which all need to be resized. To resize an encrypted volume, multiple steps have to be performed to use the additional … Continue reading

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