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What's the Damage? Measuring fsck Under XFS and Ext4 On Big Storage

Slashdot Linux News RSS Feed - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:40pm

An anonymous reader writes "Enterprise Storage Forum's long-awaited Linux file system Fsck testing is finally complete. Find out just how bad the Linux file system scaling problem really is."

Your CMS Is Not Your Web Site

Linux Journal - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 11:56am

A content management system is a centralized repository for your content. A Web site is a composite of decentralized fragments that are assembled on the edge, in just-in-time fashion as the content is being delivered to users. If it's not a Web site, what does a CMS do? more>>

Casper, the Friendly (and Persistent) Ghost

Linux Journal - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 12:30pm

Creating a live Linux USB stick isn't anything new. And, in fact, the ability to have persistence with a live CD/USB stick isn't terribly new. What many people might not be aware of, however, is just how easy it is to make a bootable USB stick that you can use like a regular Linux install. more>>

Razor-qt 0.4 - Qt based Desktop Environment

Linux Journal - Mon, 01/30/2012 - 11:49am

Razor-qt is a new desktop environment based on the QT toolkit. I installed it from the PPA and gave it a quick go. It’s early days for the project, but it might eventually become a refuge for lovers of KDE 3 in the same way that Xfce has become popular with people who want to recreate the Gnome 2.x experience. more>>