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Commands for the system (identify hardware and some software configurations)

Commands for the system (identify hardware and some software configurations)

Introduction

A host consists of physical computing devices called globall hardware and software components called logic. There are tools to identify the parties, either to know the characteristics of the equipment to measure their performance and / or diagnose potential faults.

When there is a need to seek support in troubleshooting it is important to provide all information possible and…

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Where are the log files (logs) in Linux

Where are the log files (logs) in Linux

A few months ago we saw that the log files (logs) are very useful when detecting faults and try to fix them . Especially used to get help on forums and blogs. In this opportunity, let’s see where the log files more commonly and what information they contain.

It is best to navigate to the / var / log and list files contained within that folder. They display all the available log files. Their names…

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Keep learning Linux ... that's the future

Keep learning Linux … that’s the future

The technology is nowadays everywhere, streaming services … social networking, shops to buy in our old school, government agencies, everywhere, and technology propels and moves everything.And deep down, heavy work, the heart of this movement is Linux. Yes, Linux, because the servers where services such as websites, social networking, online shopping, corporate instant messaging, email, etc … the…

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Facebook buying Whatsapp, Facebook buying more our

Facebook buying Whatsapp, Facebook buying more our

Like when Google bought Motorola, as when Facebook bought Instagram, as when Microsoft bought Nokia … once again, a million dollar purchase makes network sites almost simultaneously provide the same information, the purchase of a very successful product in the hands of a large corporation with millions to spare.

This once again is Facebook who puts the highlight.

Facebook and Instagram

A while…

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Why Linux is faster than Windows

We present some of the reasons why a user of Windows will notice adifference in the important performance of your hardware to switch to Linux .

It is not here to defend positions at any cost, or irrational fanaticism.Instead, we present some of the issues…

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Why try Linux?

If you’re new to the “Linux world”, this article will give you some basic ideas on why you should give it a try.

It is safer

This is, and hopefully always be, one of the main reasons for using Linux. Once “the leap” over will have been concerns about…

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What to do after installing Linux Mint 16 Petra

More and more the members of this learned distribution rid of Ubuntu and have a slightly different…

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How to block access to Apache or Nginx TOR

On certain occasions, administrators are forced to deny access to people using Tor to your web applications, either using Nginx and Apache .

Deny access Tor Apache:

Using the file . htaccess we can deny access to certain IPs, so then you only need to know…

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Windows the devil, but many use

If , when you enter a web Tux , everyone speaks ill of Windows , fragmentation , viruses, it’s ugly , it’s proprietary and a thousand other things.

It is shameful that those who then claim to the sky over the wickedness of Windows , the NSA and the evil…

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Using Hydra to crack SSH logins

  Hello! In this write-up, I will show you how to use Hydra to crack SSH logins. Before we start, we’re going to need to install specific software. In the demo, I am using Backtrack 5 R3.

    In order to use Hydra to crack SSH logins, we’ll need the…

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Commands to check if a port is open on our PC / server or other remote

Sometimes we need to know if X port is open on your computer (or server) remote, then we have quite…

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Samsung Galaxy S4 is vulnerable to hackers

According to Israeli-Ben-Gurion University security researchers, the most popular and secure…

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Passwords stolen from Facebook and Google are published

About two million passwords of different sites were published in various Internet forums

MEXICO CITY (05/DIC/2013) -. Approximately two million passwords from sites like Yahoo!, Facebook and even Google . were posted on various Internet forums, according…

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Anonymous hacks page presidency Peru

A cyber activist Saturday night hacked the website to criticize the political class that runs the country

LIMA, PERU (17/NOV/2013) -. a cyber activist group Anonymous hacked Peru Saturday night the website of the Peruvian Presidency to criticize…

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Block internet advertising through any web browser, terminal (without using plugins)

Today Internet has become an extremely popular medium, very dynamic, always moving … but several years ago an evil network was overwhelmed excess animated images (gif) that hinder reading, and also made ugly anywhere, today we got rid of much of the…

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Auto Google, Linux, lasers, self-driving and more

When I read the news Audi + Android , I thought that “ Google will you be involved in some other…

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Audi and Google join forces to create an Audi car with Android system

News is spreading rapidly through the network, the source is legit ( The Wall Street Journal ) so,…

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