As incredible as the personal computer has been for society and technology, it is also to blame for one of the most annoying and destructive problems to plague humanity: The computer virus. Yes, there are few things that can get under your skin … [Continue reading]
What is a Computer Virus?
If you've never had to deal with a computer virus yet, consider yourself lucky. But mark these words: If you don't have sufficient protection on your PC, it isn't a matter of “if” your computer will get a virus, but “when.” Put simply, a … [Continue reading]
How Does a Virus Impact my Computer?
One of the most dreaded nightmares for any computer owner is viruses, spyware or malware. A computer virus is an executable file or program that has the capacity to self-replicate as well as self modify within the system with its sole aim being … [Continue reading]
Popular Types of Computer Viruses
Computer viruses can wreck havoc to the operations of the computer. A computer virus is a type of malware that is intentionally written to gain entry into your computer, without your knowledge or permission. It has the capacity to modify or replicate … [Continue reading]
Find, View and Delete Files and Directories Using Linux Commands
Most basic Linux file and directory management - creating, renaming, moving and copying - can be achieved with the use of just three Linux commands. Their use is fairly straightforward, though it's probably a good idea to be reasonably familiar with … [Continue reading]
Creating, Moving, Renaming and Copying Files and Directories in Linux
Most basic Linux file and directory management - creating, renaming, moving and copying - can be achieved with the use of just three Linux commands. Their use is fairly straightforward, though it's probably a good idea to be reasonably familiar … [Continue reading]
Linux Commands for Navigating and Viewing Directories
Linux has hundreds of commands available, but to get around the system, view and edit text files we only need a handful. We'll take a look here at the basic commands that are essential in setting up the dedicated server (download a free copy of Linux … [Continue reading]
Using Sudo for Super User Access to Root Privileges in Linux
The Linux super user, or root user, is a special user that has tremendous power, with the ability to access and modify all files on the operating system. This is necessary at times, but there is a potential for accidental errors to cause a … [Continue reading]
How to Create a Secure Password
Users are hugely important on a Linux system. We'll look at how to create a new user, and how and when to use super user privileges, to help make sure that our Linux use is safe. Creating a New User The first thing we're going to do is create a new … [Continue reading]
Using vi to Edit Text Files on A Linux Dedicated Server
A fact of life with Linux administration is that you will have to edit text files, simply because the operating system is configured using text files. Although modern versions of Linux (try Knoppix) do provide friendly graphical desktops and … [Continue reading]