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How to add disk image to KVM virtual machine with virsh command

last updated February 27, 2017 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, Linux KVM, RedHat and Friends, Suse

How do I add additional disk storage to a guest operating system to KVM virtual machine with virsh command on Linux operating system?

How to check boot path (partition) in Linux

last updated January 6, 2016 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse, Troubleshooting

How do I identify the boot device or boot path in Linux operating system?

How to backup and restore a partition table on Linux

last updated December 30, 2015 in Backup & Recovery, BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse

Is it possible to just backup my Linux partition table and restore it when required? How do I restore partition table if it get deleted by mistake on Linux operating system? How do I backup and restore a GPT partition table on Linux?

How To – Linux List Disk Partitions Command

last updated July 17, 2018 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, Suse

How do I list all hard disk partitions under a Linux operating systems using the CLI?

HowTo: Create Slackware Linux Bootable USB Pen Drive

last updated January 3, 2014 in Commands, Hardware, Slackware Linux

How do I Install Slackware Linux version 13.13 using a bootable USB stick under Unix or Linux operating systems?

CentOS / Redhat: Chroot And Mount Raid Or Actual Hard Disk From Rescue Kernel / CD

last updated June 24, 2010 in RedHat and Friends

Something is wrong with my RHEL networking configuration so I booted using my ISPs remote rescue kernel mode to fix my system. How do I mount and chroot into actual installation to fix the problem? How do I boot from any Live Linux CD and chroot into /dev/sda1 or /dev/md0 to fix the problem or recover the data?

HowTo: Reload (re-read) Partition Table In Ubuntu Linux

last updated May 25, 2010 in Ubuntu Linux

How do I reload the partition table in Ubuntu Linux without rebooting the systems?