This guide walks you through building a rock‑solid high‑availability cluster for MariaDB by combining block‑level replication with DRBD and the orchestrator Pacemaker. It begins with prerequisites—two identical CentOS 8/9 or Ubuntu 22.04 nodes, root access, and a heartbeat network—then details installing and enabling drbd, pacemaker, corosync, and pcs on both machines. The core steps involve creating a synchronous DRBD resource file, formatting the shared device, mounting it for MySQL, installing MariaDB on each node, grouping the database service with its storage in Pacemaker, adding fencing to avoid split‑brain scenarios, and testing failover by stopping the database or shutting down a node. Finally, the article highlights common pitfalls such as disk size mismatches, blocked Corosync ports, unsynchronized clocks, and driver issues, reminding readers that proper fencing and network reliability are essential for keeping data safe during outages.
OSTechNix shows you how to migrate CentOS 7 to AlmaLinux 8, CentOS Stream 8, Oracle Linux 8, Rocky Linux 8 using ELevate utility.
TecMint published a tutorial about installing Java 17 on RHEL-based Linux distributions.
TecMint published a tutorial about how to install Skype on Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux.
Linux Nightly shows you how to use the Neofetch command in Linux.
Linux Shout published a tutorial about installing GIMP on AlmaLinux 8 or Rocky Linux 8.
Linux Shout published a tutorial about installing VLC Player on Almalinux 8 or Rocky Linux 8.
Linux Shout published a tutorial about installing mod_ssl on Almalinux 8 or Rocky Linux 8 for httpd Apache webserver.
Linux Shout published a tutorial about installing Apache on Almalinux 8 or Rocky Linux 8.
Linux Nightly published a tutorial about installing packages from AUR on Arch or Manjaro Linux.
TecMint published a tutorial about installing Zabbix agent and add Windows host to Zabbix monitoring.
The article explains how to install Spotify on Ubuntu 20.04 by offering three distinct methods—Snap, Flatpak, and a classic Debian package—and invites users to pick whatever fits their workflow best.
It walks readers through the Snap installation, noting that the snap pulls the latest official build straight from Spotify’s servers and isolates it from other system components for an effortless setup.
Linux Shout published a tutorial about installing Mozilla Firefox on Debian 11.
UbuntuPIT.com published a tutorial about creating and manage virtual machines in KVM.
It's FOSS takes a look at the best DAW (digital audio workstation) available for Linux.
Linux Nightly shows you how to find files based on size in Linux.
Linux Shout published a tutorial about installing NextCloud on Debain 11.
The guide walks you through moving a Devuan 3.1 installation to the newest stable release Chimaera (4.0) by outlining practical steps and precautions.
It begins with backing up personal data, then updating and fully upgrading the current system before editing `sources.list` to point at the Chimaera repositories—an essential move that prevents dependency headaches.
After running a dist‑upgrade and cleaning unnecessary packages you verify the new release via `/etc/devuan-release`, reboot, and monitor for hardware driver issues or bootloader quirks that may require reinstalling custom utilities.
The article emphasizes using only native `apt` tools, avoiding complex scripts, and reminds readers to check logs such as `dmesg` for any firmware problems after the update.
OSTechNix published a step by step guide about installing openSUSE Leap 15.3.
Tecadmin shows you how to delete a file on Git.
