Ouch!?
I received a message from another reader (with a link) that outlined some of the commands that can kill your Linux box. Most of us know about rm -rf /, that it will delete all the files in root (recursively).
But did you know about :(){:|:&};: or mv /home/yourhomedirectory/* /dev/null for example? I didn’t and DO NOT run any of those commands. Doing so WILL destroy your system and cause you to lose data. I tried them on a test box (that had no valuable or important files on it), I have here (just to see), and believe the box did get mashed and I had to restore the image (or just reinstall from scratch).
Just thought I’d throw out that message to those who don’t know. To find out other commands and read what the above ones actually go, just visit the link I got sent called “The 7 Deadly Linux Commands“.
You’ll probably be glad you read it.
Cheers!
Quick note here…
Also received in my email was a link showing A Guide to System backup and Restore in Ubuntu
Upon review it’s a great and well written post. I don’t know the blog (first time I’ve seen it), but I just wanted to note that it a very good post and hopefully some of you will digg it and help that blog out (looks like the writer put a bit of effort into it and the quality shows).
From their post:
“…It’s a good idea to ensure that you have a backup and restore system in place. Today we’ll see how in a few very easy steps you can setup system backup and restore in Ubuntu. The good part is that there’s no rocket science involved.
In order to achieve this we are going to need software called SBackup. This is not installed by default in Ubuntu and hence we need to install it. First, let’s see a little bit about this wonderful software…” Read the full post…
Cheers!
I was sent a link this morning, suggesting that the Alpha version of Adobe Flash Player 10 on Linux is better than any of the “stable” versions. While I’m not necessarily an expert in application development (heck, I don’t even know how to program), I did find the suggestion interesting.
I currently have Adobe 9 working (and I remember having to play a bit to get it going). I took a look at the post (from the link in my email) “64-Bit Linux Adobe Flash Player: Surprisingly good” and found some of the points to be of interest (especially the Linux Mint blurb in the comments).
Downloaded the Flash 10 plugin here: http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html
The install instructions were Read the full post…
For those of you who have emailed me asking for new posts and what’s been happening, I just want to say a big thanks.
I’ve been very busy and also juggling the launch of a new blog; and I’ll also start getting the time to post new things here too.
The new blog is called BloggerSavvy and is about learning how to grow your blog or website. It’s about making blogs and websites (in general), profitable. It’s about finding and using the best tools; and advice to obtain the best exposure for your online presence. How to market and monetize your blog and web site.
I’m pretty happy withthe launch, and now that the dust is beginning to settle, I can get back to posting some interesting content, on both blogs.
If you have a moment, please do check BloggerSavvy out and feel free to send a message on either blog if there’s anything you want to say.
Peace!
In the last installment, I covered what was done to install LAMP on the server. But remember that we did not install SSH. Why is SSH important? It allows us to remotely connect to the server using tools such as PuTTY, so that we can execute commands, install software, etc.
The command is simple:
sudo aptitude install openssh-server
Installing an SSH client? PuTTY: Read the full post…
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