The strings utility for Linux is very useful for finding all text strings in a binary file. I am using a swapfile image as an example. It can easily be searched for various strings that can reveal various information. Below is an example, I am looking for instances of the word “user”. ┌─[✗]─[jason@jason-desktop]─[~/Downloads] └──╼ $strings … Read more
How to update the GRUB bootloader menu on Linux To update the grub bootloader on your Linux box, this is another way to do this. grub-mkconfig > /boot/grub/grub.cfggrub-mkconfig > /boot/grub/grub.cfg This will update the grub2 bootloader and add any new kernels in /boot. Creating a new swapfile for your Linux system. Firstly we create a … Read more
To create a new swapfile on your Linux machine to complement the existing /swap partition; the dd command will come in handy. This command will create the swap file as a loopback filesystem. adeptus-mechanicus ~ # dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1024 count=524288adeptus-mechanicus ~ # dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1024 count=524288 This command will make the filesystem a … Read more