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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 17, 2022
> Database Replication is an approach where multiple instances of a database are configured for a server, such that data written to one database is replicated and stored in other database instances as well.
> The data is replicated from the Primary database to the Standby or Secondary databases. The standby database could either be a Hot Standby Database or a Warm Standby database depending on whether it accepts connection before the primary database goes down or not.
> One of my favorite Postgres features is Full Text Search (FTS). Search is a common requirement of applications. Well-known search engines like Solr and ElasticSearch are often a first choice, but with Postgres in your stack you've got a great chance for Pareto improvement at low complexity cost.
> Many projects function just fine with Postgres Full Text Search and other built-in extensions like trigram search (pg_trgm). GitLab's blog has a great article on their use of Trigram indices to speed up search.
> In this guide, we take a look at the 32 most used Firefox add-ons to enhance your productivity in Linux desktops.
> Despite having lost its market share and popularity over the years to other browsers such as Google Chrome and Safari, Firefox still enjoys significant patronage from users who use it for one reason or another.
> I like to tinker with systems, push their limits, see how to misuse them and have fun doing unusual setups.
> However, since I mostly switched all my computers to NixOS, there is a statement that repeats again and again in my head: NixOS is boring
> So what you need is to get a new set of Linux Kernel Firmware blobs and upack that in /lib/firmware. The tarball from 2022-10-12 worked well for me.
> Let's say you want to self-host a Gemini capsule and a weblog. Maybe you'll use a Raspberry Pi or VPS server. Typically, you'd install (or get a pre-installed) operating system, like Debian/Ubuntu. You might then apt install a webserver like nginx, and pip3 install a Gemini server like JetForce.
> Welcome to this week's Linux Weekly Roundup.
> We had a peaceful week in the world of Linux releases, with Bluestar Linux 6.0.1 and Pisi Linux 2.3.1
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