Idiot proof setup for persistent reverse shells / port forwards (same thing) under a Ubuntu VM remote and my Dreamhost server, but should apply to nearly* all *nix’s
Posts Tagged: linux
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Dec 11
Guide to Expanding Oracle Virtualbox Drives
The Idiot Proof Guide for Windows-host, *-guest setup. (Ubuntu in my case, and should work for any host)
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Oct 11
Vim Latex Suite Install on Ubuntu
Ubuntu doesn’t manage vim’s addons, so installing the vim-latexsuite package doesn’t actually put all the relevant hooks into your vim installation. To do that, (after installing the package) execute;
sudo vim-addons -w install latex-suite
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Sep 11
Force 32 bit installs on 64 bit systems (Deb/RPM)
Pre-built packages not releasing 64 bit versions? No Problem.
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Oct 10
Hackathon
On Saturday the 23rd October, the Hackers invade The Space!
In association with QUESTS, Dragonslayers, and IETNI, HackerspaceBelfast will be running a series of events over 24 hours of software, network, and hardware hackery goodness, as well as screening hacker movies, DIY repair, and maybe, just maybe, how to build a laser. Running parallel to Dragonslayers’ 24 hour gaming event, which will incorporate console, PC, and tabletop games, attendees will be able to both play and make games to their hearts content.
If you’re interested in programming, like to take things apart and see what happens if you mess with hardware, or want to know more about some of the the pitfalls of network and computer security (as well as how to prevent them), come along and mess with a group of like minded people.
Admission is £5 to pay for security and utilities. Space is limited so come early, stay late, and you won’t be disappointed. The ball starts rolling at 12 noon on Saturday.
For more information or to register your interest, check out our Facebook Event, Our Wiki, or the Google Group and get involved!
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Jun 10
Customised User Directories in Ubuntu
I’ve been doing alot of messing around in Ubuntu recently and there are lots of tweaks I like to make. One of them being to show the contents of my home folder as my desktop; I don’t need any more pointless folders….
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May 10
Automagic Kernel Cleaning under Ubuntu
Sick of having dozens of old kernels sitting under your /boot/ dir? Want a simpler boot-life? Well we’ve got the solution for you. Continue reading →
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Apr 10
Listing just dot-files
Its a problem that I’ve come across, and I’m not the only one, so heres what works for me to find those pesky files that start with a .
ls -a | egrep -i "^\."
This only works in the current working directory, which is the normal usage.
FYI the reason that this is problematic is that the ‘.’ symbol is a single character wildcard; most people are familiar with the asterisk ’*’ indicating ‘anything, however long’, whereas the ‘.’ means ‘any single character’.
The command works by looking only at the first character of the file (‘^’, thats called a caret) and then removing the special meaning of ‘.’ by escaping it with the slash.
Update:18/4/10
@stevebiscuit correctly pointed out that the -i flag is unnecessary.
-iinstructs egrep to ignore the case of any matches, so that ‘HeLlO’ matches if you egrep -i for ‘hello’. Since there is no case for the ‘.’ symbol, the -i is pointless.
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Apr 10
Mod_Rewrite in Apache2
Just incase you forget how to fix this the easy way: Enable mod_rewrite for URL voodoo; (Or any module replacing the
rewrite
)
$sudo a2enmod rewrite $sudo service apache2 restart
Remember to fiddle with
/etc/apache2/sites-available.*< \pre> and change "AllowOverride none" to "all" in any places that you're having trouble with rewritten URL's
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Apr 10
The DE Bill, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Tor
Folks, we’re basically screwed; The Digital Economy Bill recieved Royal Accent on April 9th and is officially now Law.
So after barely three days of parliamentary ‘debate’ where only 20-ish MP’s actually spoke on the subject (but somehow 189 MP’s decided it was a good idea anyway), our civil rights have been sacrificed infront of the alter of copyright.
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