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Squashfs is a read only file system in which all inodes, files, and directories are compressed. It is thus most suitable for archival use or other specialist purposes such as its use in Ubuntu Live Cds.

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Extract A Squashfs To An Existing Directory

I have an Ubuntu installation backed up as a .squashfs file. I would like to extract it to the root of a partition, but when I try gives me an error saying the directory exists. I can extract just fine to non-existent directories. I've searched for…
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system mounts /dev/loop0 on /snap/core/3604 and it's 100% full, where is it coming from?

looking at df -h, I realized I have this /dev/loop0 mounted on /snap/core/3604 and it's always 100% full : root@maxipc:~# df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on udev 7.8G 0 7.8G 0% /dev tmpfs 1.6G 9.9M …
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How to convert a iso9660 ISO to a USB ISO

I have an ISO of customized GCompris based on Ubuntu. It is intended to be burned on a CD (iso 9660 FS Type). When I try to burn it to a USB, the pendrive "becomes" a CD and it won't boot... The guy who made this ISO as a school project a while…
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Cannot modify files installed by `snap`

I have installed a package using snap and I need to modify one of the files but when I try to change its ownership or permissions, I always get the following message: sudo chmod +x ./my_file.js chmod: changing permissions of…
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20.04 snapd issue: "system does not fully support snapd: cannot mount squashfs image..."

I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 on a VPS. I want to install certbot, but I'm having issues with squashfs - here's what I get when I sudo systemctl status snapd (obviously, I was lead to this error when attempting to install certbot): ● snapd.service -…
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Hide loop partitions / snaps in Krusader

I have installed Ubuntu for my dad instead of Windows recently and he really wanted an alternative to his favourite file manager Total Commander, so I went with Krusader which I myself have been using for ages. However in Ubuntu 18.04 there seem to…
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How to create a bootable system with a squashfs root

My goal is to be able to take a customized root file system loaded with the software I want. So far I've created a squashed filesystem using debootstrap and chroot to install the software I want on the system. The problem I am now running in to..…
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Prevent du command report inflated info about /snap directories

I have an Ubuntu 20.04 server installed on a single 8GB drive. The default installation has some "snap"s installed also. So, there are some "squashfs" file systems also reported by the df command: # df -mT Filesystem Type 1M-blocks Used…
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Which squashfs file in Ubuntu 22.04 live server image should be used?

I found the squashfs file in Ubuntu 22.04 image pretty much different from previous releases. There is no filesystem.squashfs file under the casper directory after mounting the ISO. Instead, there will be 5 different squashfs files…
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Safe to remove...?

I'm trying to customize a LiveCD, but I can't manage to fit it on a normal CD. So I investigated, and came across a few files of which I don't know if it's safe to remove them. Maybe you can help me there? I don't care if the files get recreated…
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Unit snap-core-716.mount has failed on Ubuntu 16.04 lts (rootfs) armhf

I have Ubuntu 16.04 lts (rootfs) running on an armhf kernel. I have an issue when I try to install snaps with errors Unit snap-core-716.mount has failed as per hereunder: An example of a snap install - no snaps worked so far... user@hostname:~$…
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SquashFS Errors Post-Install

Recently, my computer has developed a rather puzzling problem. After I finish an Ubuntu installation, Ubuntu spits out a number of errors seemingly related to bad blocks. These errors cover my screen and require me to forcefully power off my…
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How to access my saved files on a persistent LiveUSB?

I have been using a persistent mode USB when the hard disk of my laptop crashed. I like to mount the USB files on another computer running Ubuntu 12.10. From what I found after internet search, the file system is saved as squashfs file. The only…
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Howto cleanly unmount a root filesystem that's using aufs

Preface: I've made a boot-image that boots up Debian/Ubuntu using SquashFS and aufs. The image contains a cleaned up debootstrap install, compressed into a squashfs image. The squashfs image is considered the readonly part of my filesystem. The…
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Unknown filesystem 'squashfs' when trying to mount snap packages

$ snap install hello-world error: cannot perform the following tasks: - Mount snap "core" (1689) ([start snap-core-1689.mount] failed with exit status 1: Job for snap-core-1689.mount failed. See "systemctl status snap-core-1689.mount" and…
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