Why using Virtualization is very useful in this modern world.

Virtualisation in the modern world is useful for using spare server resources and allowing a server to perform multiple roles. This allows multiple virtual servers on one physical machine. Saving on infrastructure costs. A server machine can be a very expensive investment and if it can be used for multiple virtual roles instead of just … Read more

Very useful resources for learning penetration testing and Linux commands.

CysCA hacking challenge penetration testing results, how students overcame a few vulnerable network servers and successfully captured flags. Students Write-ups. A number of write-ups submitted by the students on the day, this is a document of their solutions for the challenge. https://www.cyberchallenge.com.au/pdf/CySCA2018-Students.pdf. Active Defense pentest. https://www.cyberchallenge.com.au/pdf/CySCA2018-Active_Defence_Questions.pdf. These resources might give you some pointers when tasked … Read more

Listing hardware on a Linux system. And using the UUID drive identifiers.

Listing hardware on a Linux system. This is easy when using the Linux command-line. In the olden days, you would use the cat /proc/pci command to list hardware installed on the PCI bus, but this /proc file is deprecated and does not exist on modern Linux systems. The lspci command is the modern way to … Read more

Debian Gnome Shell desktop now very stable indeed. and HDMI sound.

The Gnome Shell desktop on Debian Testing is working very well now, I managed to get the HDMI sound working with the audacious music player using the alsa output. Below is my /etc/asound.conf file containing the settings I am using to listen to my music. Gnome 3 is actually a good desktop environment, I was … Read more

Installing Debian GNU/Linux Wheezy and the Gnome 3 desktop.

Installing Debian GNU/Linux Wheezy and the Gnome 3 desktop. How to install the Debian Wheezy distribution with the Gnome Shell desktop using the Debian 6.0 installation media. This is how to install the Debian Wheezy distribution alongside Windows and have a nice dual boot system for experimenting with Linux.

Compiling a vanilla kernel tarball from kernel.org on Debian Testing.

Compiling a vanilla kernel tarball from kernel.org on Debian Stable/Testing. Firstly you need to download a vanilla kernel tarball from the kernel.org website. Once you have the tarball downloaded, type tar -jxvf linux-3.3.tar.bz2 and then follow the sequence below. This sequence of commands will build a pair of Debian *.deb packages in your home folder … Read more

E17 desktop available for the Debian Testing repository.

The enlightenment E17 desktop window manager is now available for the Debian testing distribution, now all of those complex steps that were formerly required to install this window manager are a thing of the past. I have installed the enlightened window manager as it is a nice complement to the Debian testing distribution. I used … Read more

Gnome 3.2 available in Debian Testing.

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=75463. The Gnome 3.2 desktop is available in the Debian Testing repository. This means that any Debian user who wishes to install and test out this new desktop may do so by switching to the testing repositories and installing the required packages. This forum post has some information on how to install the Gnome 3 … Read more