If you're looking for a distribution for an aging machine and you want to go with something other than a Ubuntu-based distribution, walk through the Arch with Omega.

Whether you opt for bare metal servers or virtual machines, you'll need a rock-solid distro. These are my four go-to favorites.

What is --dry-run and Why Should You Care? Imagine you're about to delete 1,000 files from your server. You hit Enter. Seconds later, you realize you targeted the wrong directory. Your heart sinks.

Check out the usage information below for arguments. The basic idea is to take an unmodified Ubuntu ISO image, extract it, add some kernel command line parameters, then repack the data into a new ISO.