How to crack Linux passwords using john the ripper.

Firstly, for the purposes of this exercise, we are creating a new user with a simple password. I used a user named “vaas” and gave him the simple password “password”. Then run this command to create the file that john the ripper will be using. ubuntu@ip-172-31-20-16:~$ sudo unshadow /etc/passwd /etc/shadow > pass.outubuntu@ip-172-31-20-16:~$ sudo unshadow /etc/passwd … Read more

How to rip a DVD on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. The Acid::Rip application explained.

I was trying to install the Handbrake application on Ubuntu to rip a couple of DVDs and I had no luck as the dependencies were broken. So I installed the Acid::Rip package instead and that gave me a nice front-end to the mencoder DVD ripping and transcoding application. All you need to do is set … Read more