The End of Uniprocessor Configs on Linux - It's a Multicore-Only Kernel Now
Back in the day - waaaay back in the day - unicore systems were the norm. Today, they're a rarity. The Linux kernel is being updated to reflect that.
Read MoreBack in the day - waaaay back in the day - unicore systems were the norm. Today, they're a rarity. The Linux kernel is being updated to reflect that.
Read MoreOur video master, Piotr, has been lighting up the metrics on YouTube with some great videos on LowEndBoxTV. If you're not a subscriber, you're missing out! Did any of these slip past your stream unclicked?
Read MoreHow does Ubuntu's new release compare to earlier versions? They always claim speed improvement, but Piotr's not one to take software companies at their word, so he runs benchmarks. A lot of benchmarks.
Read MoreLearn how free power toys for your Linux server can make your life easier. In this video, Piotr talks about btop, scrutiny, Hetrix Tools, unattended upgrades, ubuntu pro, yabs, and MyIdlers!
Read MorePiotr benchmarked Linux distros to find which one is fastest. Now that Debian 12 is out, he's updated his comprehensive benchmarks with fresh data. How does "Bookworm" perform compared to previous Debians and other distros? Let's find out!
Read MoreA few years ago, RHEL/CentOS was embedded into the web hosting ecosystem. Now we are on the cusp of that distribution vanishing from the landscape.
Read MoreUsing 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!
Read MoreAs of today, PHP 7.4 is end of life, which means the PHP 7 version is now officially retired. Some distributions will backport security patches, but really, it's time to move on.
Read MoreAccording 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...
Read MoreA new vulnerability that affects many Linux systems has been revealed: Pwnkit. This attack uses a vulnerability in polkitd to allow any user to escalate his privileges to root. There are patches for...
Read MoreThis article was contributed by Dustin Cisneros at RackNerd, a web hosting and infrastructure as a service provider which was recently voted #1 by the LowEndTalk community! If you are looking for a Li...
Read MoreThis article was contributed by Dustin Cisneros at RackNerd, a web hosting and infrastructure as a service provider which was recently voted #1 by the LowEndTalk community! If you are looking for a Li...
Read MoreWhich Linux distros and operating systems we use on our cheap VPSes are Legend, which are Hipster Only, and which are Get Outta Here? We sort Alma, Alpine, Arch, CentOS (classic and stream), Debian, F...
Read MoreOur interview series has featured some of the true titans of the hosting industry. We're very excited to interview Martynas Bendorius, one of the owners of DirectAdmin. As one of the most popular an...
Read MoreMost folks use Debian, Ubuntu, or CentOS, with the occasional pro using RedHat or the hipster using Arch. But there are over 1,000 Linux distros! Not all are suitable for running on a VPS of course,...
Read MoreThis article was contributed by Dustin B. Cisneros of RackNerd. If you are considering a VPS hosting solution, take a look at RackNerd. RackNerd is an established brand, reputable reputation, and is a...
Read MoreServer Space submitted their first offer to Low End Box with four different VPS options ranging from 1GB and 2GB Windows and also 1GB and 2GB Ubuntu Linux hosted in either NJ, USA or Amsterdam, The Ne...
Read MoreHostigger is being featured here again to promote their Openstack KVM plans. There are several sizes to choose from with prices starting at $11.94 a year! You can find their ToS/Legal Docs here. As al...
Read MoreHostigger is being featured here with a special GoodBye 2019 offer that they wanted to make sure we knew about! With this offer, they wanted us to know these are the available operating systems: CentO...
Read MoreServeria has contacted us with a lot of offers recently! Cloud VPS Hosting, Dedicated servers and more! And they are offering a few free things with these offers: free setup and free Windows licenses....
Read MoreThe DNS or Domain Name System is the distributed database that allows zone records, such as IP addresses, to be associated with domain names. When a computer, such as your laptop or phone, needs to co...
Read MoreIn this tutorial, we will give you an overview of package management utilities on Ubuntu and Debian, Centos, Fedora, and FreeBSD. Once you install, say, Apache and Nginx, PHP, a MySQL database, all th...
Read MoreThere is a constant need to read, edit and change text files on any VPS, mostly after the installation of new packages. Learning, practicing and gaining proficiency with command line text editors can...
Read MoreIn this tutorial, we will see how to set up repetitive tasks on your VPS. You may want to automate system maintenance or administration so that you download email every day, download weekly new songs...
Read MoreNGINX is the modern web server founded by computer software engineer Igor Sysoev in the year 2004. NGINX is used by the most busiest and high traffic website. NGINX works out of box with the most majo...
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Comment Free For All: Which Obscure Linux Distro Do You Regularly Use?
Recently, we asked you which obscure linux distro you regularly used. After all, someone has to use some of the 1,000 Linux distros in existence. Some of the interesting comments: I use TinyCore Linu...
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