Filesystems Benchmarked

Linux Filesystem Performance Tests

Choosing the right filesystem for a particular job can be a difficult task. We tested seven candidates and found some interesting results to make an administrator’s choice easier.

Rescue Me

When I was thinking about ways you could rescue your system with Linux, the thought occurred to me: Why not rescue your life? Because that’s what Linux can do for you.

Linux Small Business Server Distros

Linux Small Business Distros

Admins of small businesses who want to cover all their infrastructure requirements with a single server are the target group of small business servers. In this article, we introduce three Linux distributions that meet this requirement.

The Coming KDE

An Interview with Aaron Seigo

Aaron Seigo discusses KDE’s new approach to managing change and the changes coming up in the next few years.

Software-Defined Networks

Even as the tech world works to figure out just what to do with the potential of cloud computing and big data, along comes a new bit of technology fueled by open source software: software-defined networks.

Saving Energy with PowerTOP2.0

The PowerTOP tool developed by Intel helps you save power. In version 2.0, it can also handle GPUs and offers advanced tracking features.

Testing Password Quality

Creating secure passwords and testing their quality

Create secure passwords with the help of a password generator and check for quality at the same time.

MediaGoblin: Saving the Internet Through Federation

A new project for sharing media files might be as important for its philosophy as its features.

Converting Filesystems with Fstransform

Fstransform converts a filesystem without formatting the media or deleting any files.

Future of the Desktop

Could Mozilla’s announcement of the Boot to Gecko roadmap, along with the continued development of other web-based operating systems, make which Linux distro you’re running less important than the desktop environment?