Tony Anderson

What are Virt-Manager and KVM Hypervisor

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A technical virtualization architecture diagram for AndoTech. It shows the layers of a Linux virtualization stack, including the KVM Kernel Module, QEMU layer, Virtio drivers, and the Virt-Manager GUI controlling various guest virtual machines like Arch and Debian.

Introduction to Hypervisors A hypervisor is the underlying software layer that enables the creation and management of virtual machines (VMs) on a physical host system, allowing you to run entirely isolated guest operating systems alongside your main desktop. What is a KVM Hypervisor? KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is an open-source virtualization module built directly into … Read more

KDE Plasma Best for Customization

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A clean showcase of the default out of the box desktop layout for KDE Plasma.

Why Choose KDE Plasma? KDE Plasma offers a sleek, modern, and deeply customizable interface designed for both performance and productivity. It introduces robust window management, fluid animations, and highly responsive user navigation. Running natively on Wayland, Plasma ensures smooth multi-monitor support, excellent fractional scaling, and stellar application launch times while maintaining remarkably low system resource … Read more

Snapper Backup Solution

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A technical conceptual diagram for AndoTech detailing the Snapper backup utility layout on a dark background. The left half shows automated timeline snapshot retention rules (Hourly, Daily, Weekly), while the right half illustrates a package manager pre-and-post upgrade snapshot hook pipeline.

Purpose of Snapper on CachyOS (Arch Linux) Snapper is a powerful tool for managing Btrfs file system snapshots. Unlike traditional backup tools, Snapper takes near-instantaneous, point-in-time snapshots of your subvolumes. Because CachyOS uses Btrfs as its default file system, Snapper allows you to take automatic snapshots before system updates, track system changes down to the … Read more