The bash shell offers many different ways to filter text and modify the output of a command. This is useful when a the user is creating a complex script and manipulating a text stream is required. This example uses Python to search and replace the word ‘linux’ with ‘GNU/Linux’. ubuntu ~ $ echo "linux is … Read more
Get exif information from your photos easily on Linux. The exif command for Linux allows a user to get exif information from a camera image. This example below shows the sample output from this interesting utility. Very good to manage the exif data in your photos. ─[user@parrot]─[~/Desktop] └──╼ $exif waterfall.jpg EXIF tags in ‘waterfall.jpg’ (’Intel’ … Read more
This posting shows how easy it is to crack WIFI access points using the WPS Pixie attack. I needed Internet access and there was a vulnerable access point nearby. So I cranked up Parrot OS and cracked the WIFI access point in 5 minutes. Now I have cracked the WIFI access point. This only took … Read more
Setting defaults for new users on a Linux system To set defaults for new users on your Linux system, the /etc/skel folder will come into play. You may place the .bash_profile, .bashrc & .bash_logout files that set defaults for the user such as the BASH shell prompt, and the logout and login options. This is … Read more
The ls command may be used in conjunction with grep to list files that start with an uppercase letter or have an uppercase filename. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[~/Documents] └─$ ls | grep "^[A-Z]" Boomsrc Hope is the good thing(The Shawshank Redemption 1994). [JAmspaaSNzE].f140.m4a Hope is the good thing(The Shawshank Redemption 1994). [JAmspaaSNzE].f160.mp4 Hope is the good thing(The Shawshank … Read more
These commands used in a Administrator cmd prompt will cleanup any Windows update files and any other unwanted temporary files on your Windows system. dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded cleanmgr /d C:dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded cleanmgr /d C: In my case, there were no Windows Updates to cleanup. dism /online /get-featuresdism /online /get-features The command above … Read more
To undo the cd command if you typed it by accident, enter this command. ~$ cd -~$ cd – This will take you back in the directory history. A very useful trick. Typing this is another good trick. ~$ cd –~$ cd — This seems to take the user back two steps. Another useful way … Read more
How to block ads using rules in iptables on Linux.
There is a new Russian Linux distribution available. Astra Linux is designed to offer the services required by an office. It has directory server services available and a Windows styled desktop. The Astra Linux installer is essentially the Debian installer, and therefore is very easy to use. There is an option for English during installation, … Read more
The massive treasure trove of spying tools from the CIA has been released by the CIA. This contains many tools and documents that involve Samsung Smart TV devices, Android and Apple iPads. Nothing is safe it seems. The key for the archive is. SplinterItIntoAThousandPiecesAndScatterItIntoTheWindsSplinterItIntoAThousandPiecesAndScatterItIntoTheWinds This is the MD5 hash. b7220044795824900ace025184df8b2cb7220044795824900ace025184df8b2c Get this while you can, … Read more
This useful VIM tutorial PDF will teach you how to use the VIM editor on a UNIX or Linux system. http://www.securitronlinux.com/arma3/vim_revisited.pdf. This one has information about the VI editor. http://www.securitronlinux.com/arma3/why-why-vi.pdf. The above image contains the VI movement commands, allowing the user to move around the text file using the keyboard quickly. And this image is … Read more
This theme pack is an archive of the hidden themes in Windows 7. These are extra regional themes. http://www.securitronlinux.com/maps/hiddenthemes.zip. Go here to find these extra themes. C:\Windows\Globalization\MCTC:\Windows\Globalization\MCT This archive might be useful to Linux users who would want the wallpapers. Below is an archive of all of the wallpapers and images from the Windows `98 … Read more
The iptables entries are lost upon reboot with a standard configuration, but this can be applied on boot with the right script. Create a script in the /etc/network/if-up.d directory named iptables. jason@hoshi:~$ sudo touch /etc/network/if-up.d/iptables [sudo] password for jason:jason@hoshi:~$ sudo touch /etc/network/if-up.d/iptables [sudo] password for jason: Put this in it. #!/bin/sh iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.conf#!/bin/sh iptables-restore … Read more
Downloads of the Ubuntu 17.04 Linux distribution are now available. Ubuntu. 64 bit ISO: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/zesty-desktop-amd64.iso. 32 bit ISO: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/zesty-desktop-i386.iso. Kubuntu. 64 bit ISO: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/daily-live/current/zesty-desktop-amd64.iso. 32 bit ISO: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/daily-live/current/zesty-desktop-i386.iso. Ubuntu MATE. 64bit ISO: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/daily-live/current/zesty-desktop-amd64.iso. 32 bit ISO: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/daily-live/current/zesty-desktop-i386.iso.
This is a look at the KDE 3.4 Linux desktop environment in VMWare 12. The above screenshot shows the default KDE 3.4 desktop environment on Kubuntu 5.04. This is a very good looking desktop environment. The desktop is very fast indeed. The default Xorg video configuration would not work, so I edited the xorg.xonf to … Read more