Using snaps might have its advantages, but the amount of RAM and CPU cycles that Firefox seems to take made me want to switch. The browser certainly feels more responsive. Remove the Firefox snap. You need to change the Firefox apt priority to avoid the snap version being re-installed. And install the Firefox apt. When… Read More »
If you are new to ZFS, I would advise doing a little bit of research first to understand the fundamentals. Jim Salter’s articles on storage and ZFS are very recommended. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/05/zfs-101-understanding-zfs-storage-and-performance/ The examples below are to create a pool from a single disk, with separate datasets used for network backups. In some examples, I might… Read More »
Sometimes a process is taking a lot of CPU time and it isn’t clear what the cause is. For example, at times it is common to see the kworker process consuming a lot of CPU. kworker is a placeholder process for kernel worker threads. These threads perform most of the actual processing for the kernel… Read More »
