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]
Accessing the Linux Operating System on Dedicated Servers with PuTTY or SSH
We've already looked at some of the means to operating your server, but now we're actually going to look at how to operate it. Working with Linux as the dedicated server's operating system, we'll cover some basic steps including logging in, … [Continue reading]
Managing and Operating a Dedicated Server Over the Internet Using Online Control Panels
Operation and management of a dedicated server over the Internet can be achieved in several ways. Most straightforwardly, you can use control panels, provided by your hosting company, which give you easy to use interfaces for controlling the hardware … [Continue reading]
Choosing a Dedicated Server for your Website
There are a lot of companies who will offer you a dedicated server, and there appears to be an infinite number of options. Following some principles will help you to unravel the complexities. Operating System There are two main flavours of dedicated … [Continue reading]