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Before You Format: ext4, XFS, and btrfs Differences Explained (And Which One You Should Pick)

raindog308

Aug 29, 2025

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Like every other subsystem, Linux can't decide on just one filesystem. Which one (ext4, XFS, btrfs) is best for you?

Before You Format: ext4, XFS, and btrfs Differences Explained (And Which One You Should Pick)

Examining the Top 12 Server Operating Systems of 2024: Choose the Best One for Your Needs

News Team

Mar 26, 2024

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So many operating system options! Which one is best for you and your VPS or dedicated server? Let's sort it out.

Examining the Top 12 Server Operating Systems of 2024: Choose the Best One for Your Needs

LowEndBoxTV: Which Distro is Fastest?

raindog308

Feb 26, 2023

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Using popular benchmarks (PHPBench, Redis, ZSTD, Geekbench, VP9 Encode, WebP, OpenSSL, etc.) Piotr compares Debian, Ubuntu, and various RHEL-universe distros to see how they perform on typical LowEnd VPSes. Lots of data and interesting conclusions!

OpenSSH Suffered a "Near Miss" But is Now Post-Quantum

raindog308

Apr 23, 2022

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According to the change log, OpenSSH 9.0 suffered a "near miss" - a potential vulnerability that was found and fixed before anyone could attempt to exploit it: "Near miss in sshd(8): fix an integer ov...

RHEL 9 Goes Beta

raindog308

Nov 06, 2021

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Now that (hopefully?) the CentOS Stream debacle and the subsequent rise of Alma and Rocky Linux is behind us, there's news from RedHat that RHEL 9 has gone beta. Is this the love child that will fina...

Community News: Rocky Linux OS Now Available on RackNerd’s Platform!

raindog308

Jul 30, 2021

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Rocky Linux offered their first official release (8.4) on June 21st and now providers are adding it as an option to their hosting platforms. If you're not familiar, Rocky Linux is CentOS Reborn. You...

Community News: Rocky Linux OS Now Available on RackNerd’s Platform!

Meme Monday: We're IBM

raindog308

May 17, 2021

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We covered the recent jarring changes with the CentOS Project. You might also enjoy Our article on rpm-land alternatives A poll we did on your CentOS plans (results) Our interview with Igor Sel...

LowEndBoxTV: CentOS...What Happened?!?

raindog308

May 04, 2021

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CentOS, RIP...long live CentOS Stream?!? What hath IBM wrought? In this video, we break down the CentOS drama. As you can tell from the thumbnail...it isn't pretty! You could answer the question in o...

Poll: What are Your CentOS Plans?

raindog308

Mar 10, 2021

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As we reported last December, CentOS is changing. Instead of being downstream of RHEL (and seeking to be a free RHEL clone), it is now moving upstream of RHEL and will be a development playground for...