The distro matters less. What's important is how you set it up.

Learn how to use Bash aliases to shorten commands, reduce errors, speed up tasks, and improve your productivity in the Terminal.

The SSHStalker Linux botnet has ensnared 7,000 systems, deploying various scanners and malware, an IRC bot, and multiple kernel exploits.

Abstract: Even in modern SSDs, the disparity between random and sequential write bandwidth is more than 10-fold. Moreover, random writes can shorten the limited lifespan of SSDs because they incur ...

What if the very foundation of your data storage could make or break your system’s performance and reliability? Choosing the right file system isn’t just a technical decision, it’s a pivotal choice ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

Abstract: In order to enhance fault-tolerance of cloud storage system in cloud computing environment, current snapshot technology and log-structured file-system mechanism are studied. A snapshot ...

Another approach to solving the positioning-time problem for writes is to develop a file system that transforms the traffic stream to avoid small costly writes by design. A prime example is the ...

Log files. They're there for a reason -- to keep track of what goes on behind the velvet curtain of your operating system. When things go wrong, entries are added to those log files, so you can view ...

In a journaling file system, changes to files and directories are first recorded in the journal. This journal acts as a buffer, ensuring that file system operations are either completed or undone in ...