How to use the Linux command line to generate an absurdly complicated password.

Generating a password with the Linux command line is very easy with data from /dev/urandom. This allows a user to retrieve random data easily. The example below shows a password being generated only using letters and numbers. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ tr -dc "0-9A-Za-z" < /dev/urandom | head -c 96 ; echo gOApOMzRqqbmvUjxT7esfJcKW58PxxXqYDwCVvd628OsEa1yyfLADADJQ8YBZFdWZQkCXCRDKCPncSsC20OOjHxklnaxEbJF┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ … Read more

How to generate a very nice colored desktop background with the command line.

The Linux command line is very useful and it can even generate you a nice wallpaper image using just the shell and ImageMagick. The example below will generate a 3440×1440 pixels wallpaper image using just the random data from /dev/urandom. ┌─[jason@jason-desktop]─[~/Documents] └──╼ $mx=320;my=256;head -c "$((3*mx*my))" /dev/urandom | convert -depth 8 -size "${mx}x${my}" -resize 3440×1440\! -channel … Read more

Create a stupidly complicated random passkey using the Linux command line.

This command line shows how to use a simple one-liner to create a horribly complicated password using the Linux command line. 4.4 Thu Feb 28 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ cat /dev/urandom | tr -cd ‘\11\12\15\40-\176’ | head -n 1 U\-mnQyDp’R7Aen][VzYt@cyiqgzU|5Z-DODo91>7_z%RUQ’nA66S`S~BUAy(Two-B~AtI@M!U"TqG?7xdI@*Tp;"ywUpV/65x"!$HN`jj8Ox-VPt!<<;?nUK%f4.4 Thu Feb 28 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ cat /dev/urandom | tr -cd ‘\11\12\15\40-\176’ | head -n 1 … Read more

Generate an assortment of random passwords with a simple command.

Generate secure passwords for your user accounts The pwgen command will generate a set of random passwords that may be used to secure your user account. Type this command to install this utility. root@DESKTOP-R72SPS3:~# apt-get install pwgenroot@DESKTOP-R72SPS3:~# apt-get install pwgen Now we can generate a few passwords. jason@DESKTOP-R72SPS3:/mnt/c/Users/johnc$ pwgen -s -v 79lZrgzb ctklTCV3 zX3nDCQr FXk5g7V8 … Read more

How to generate a random password using the command line.

The shuf command for Linux allows a command-line user to select a given number of random words from a wordlist. [jason@localhost ~]$ shuf -n 8 /usr/share/dict/words amphivasal thoracically U. bluet Dabih thioamid taxiing convictism[jason@localhost ~]$ shuf -n 8 /usr/share/dict/words amphivasal thoracically U. bluet Dabih thioamid taxiing convictism This can be used to generate a word … Read more

Useful web page for generating sources.lst files for Ubuntu with a simple interface.

This web page allows a user to generate a sources.lst file for an Ubuntu distribution. repogen.simplylinux.ch is a site that allows you to recreate your sources.lst if it is deleted accidentally. This would be very useful for a person that needs this kind of service in a hurry. So, check this site out and see … Read more