Tag: Linux Distribution

What is CentOS? Everything You Need to Know

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Liquid Web | Updated: October 24, 2023

Category: Hosting Basics | Tags: Benefits of Using CentOS, CentOS 7, CentOS Alternatives, CentOS EOL, Community Enterprise Operating System (CentOS), cPanel, Hosting, How to Install CentOS, Linux Distribution, Management & Control Panel Support, Package Management, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Security, Web Hosting, What is CentOS Best for?, What is CentOS?, Where to Use CentOS, Why Use CentOS?, Yellowdog Updater Modified (YUM), Yum

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Many options are available when considering which operating system (OS) to use for web hosting. In that context, a popular Linux distribution is often brought up. So, what is CentOS exactly in the world of Linux OSs? The Community Enterprise Operating System (CentOS) is an open-source operating system centered around Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) source code.

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KernelCare Retirement

Posted on March 3, 2021 by David Singer | Updated: August 16, 2023

Category: Tutorials | Tags: CloudLinux, CloudLinux OS, Environment, Hosting, Hosts, Isolation, Kernel, Kernel Module, Kernel Versions, KernelCare, Kernels, lightweight, Linux, Linux Distribution, Linux Server, LVE, OpenVZ, OS, Resource, Resource Usage, Security, Server, Shared Hosting, Stability, Uptime, virtual, web hosts

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The KernelCare Linux kernel patching service is a system offered by CloudLinux. This product provides ongoing security patches for many Linux kernel versions. Updates are installed live without requiring a system reboot, which is a tremendous incentive when running an active server. Because CloudLinux offers a free symlink (symbolic link) protection patch for servers running CentOS 6 and 7, Liquid Web is replacing existing versions of KernelCare with this free version.

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CloudLinux Pricing Change

Posted on December 18, 2020 by David Singer | Updated: August 28, 2023

Category: Tutorials | Tags: CloudLinux, CloudLinux OS, Environment, Hosting, Hosts, Isolation, Kernel, lightweight, Linux Distribution, LVE, OpenVZ, OS, Resource, Resource Usage, Security, Shared Hosting, Stability, Uptime, virtual, web hosts

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CloudLinux Pricing Increase

Liquid Web was recently informed that the licensing cost for CloudLinux will be increasing at the beginning of the new year and will take effect on January 1st, 2021. All CloudLinux license types (both standalone and those bundled with cPanel) will increase by $2.00 per month with no variance on license type.

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