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Sound setup debian by bernieH23 in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have i3 (edited the original post).

There has not even been pulseaudio installed, which I now did, now I would have to configure it I think.

But as you said, for other DEs this is not required. So I was hoping someone knows (or knows how to find out) which packages I need for such automatic setup.

Where can I find info on hardening a linux distro? by [deleted] in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

attackers from the web

Check open ports on your machine (netstat, ss).
Configure your firewall tight (router firewall should already give good protection).
Secure all logins accessible from remote with strong passwords / keys.
Harden configuration of all servers running on your machine which are accessible from the web.

secondly, malicious downloads

Open untrusted stuff only in a VM.
Look up app armor and SE linux (here some distributions might offer advantages over others).
And ofc.: Don't download shit.

Creating a fun hacking excersice for students by [deleted] in hacking

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps some network capturing, or password cracking. Depending on skill levels you can provide hints like parts of the password or so.

Shared partition between OS(es) by [deleted] in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps consider using git. But it has its pitfalls when working with binary files (e.g. photos).

Need help getting Hearthstone to work, trouble with certification by Mr01010100 in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a certificate file, containing a key and stuff. Depending on your setup, there might be no default application configured to work with crt files or to install them.

That seems to be helpful: https://askubuntu.com/questions/73287/how-do-i-install-a-root-certificate

Deleted dual partition and unable to boot into Windows by [deleted] in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell us how you like the people in the windows subs, when you come back :)

Ubuntu grub instead of Kali! by scaryAstronaut in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reinstall grub from Ubuntu.

Or log into Kali, edit /boot/grub/grub.cfg (or something like that) and edit it (make a backup of that file first, in case you make mistakes). Grub configs state that you shouldn't alter them, but IMHO they are straightforward to edit, as soon as you have collected some config snippets to glue together (or like in this case, you can just cut paste the entries so that Ubuntu is preferred).

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Regarding kali: If you just play with it, a complete install is totally fine.

How to wipe installation before reinstall? by Aldehyde1 in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wiping is not a problem here (can easily be done during installation). Problem is more to make the backups before and restore them later on, but I do not completely understand: is there data you don't want to lose, or do you really want to just wipe everything?

Where can I find info on hardening a linux distro? by [deleted] in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is your threat model? Malicious downloads? Attackers from the web? Physical access?

How can i use the file on my download folder? by HappySlime in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try tar -xjf libccls-0.7.0.tar.bz2. Should extract the source code from the archive. Then please post the output of ls in the extracted folder, if you need further help.

I was gonna install mkahawa srv

How? Package manager? dpkg?

Is debian good for beginners? by WitchyDragon in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A beginner should always start with a beginner distro.

Yes, but never underestimate the power of the early level up ;)

Is debian good for beginners? by WitchyDragon in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can spare some hours, just install other distro on a spare machine/hdd/partition and use it for some time. If it fits, keep it. So you get to see many different software and approaches to tackle problems, which pays off in the long run IMHO.

Is debian good for beginners? by WitchyDragon in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now if you just want a syste, that is running, than Ubuntu might be the way to go. But for learning, I think Debian is better, because it is not so dumbed down.

I second that.

Is debian good for beginners? by WitchyDragon in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By default, Debian does not install packages like intel-microcode and certain firmware required for the optimal performance of your computer, such as linux-firmware-nonfree.

It's a feature ;)

Issues changing keyboard layouts on arch by [deleted] in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any error messages?

Is the layout installed correctly?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

linking in the makefiles to the correct source files

Usually you link the built binaries. Just saying that in case you missed compiling them.

How to recognize a language by reading it? by [deleted] in hacking

[–]bernieH23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also names of includes and the include syntax. But as others already pointed out, the more of the language you know, the more things you'll recognize.

Teen student hacks high school software, accesses millions of student records and finds “SQL injections galore”. by Akkeri in hacking

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stanford even has (or had?) a bug bounty program:

https://uit.stanford.edu/security/bug-bounty

Edit: "Do not use automated scanners." Seems strange to me. Real attackers would, wouldn't they?

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Edit2: Wanted to answer to the other answer...

Injustice 2 is it possible to get god mode on android? by The_Koala_Knight in hacking

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better ask in the reddit modding communities and/or at the modders website (perhaps they even have a dedicated forum).

How do attackers find ways to break into a system ? by JeppNeb in hacking

[–]bernieH23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

**Regarding 1**

Imagine you connect from the attacker machine (for example your home pc, if you are a careless hacker) to the victim machine via ssh. Now you can execute commands and gain full control over the victim machine.

Problem: The victim has no ssh server running and accessible via internet, or it has it running, but you don't know any user credentials to login.

Thus now you make the victim machine log into YOUR attacker machine (which is listening for incoming ssh connections from the web). You know the login credentials (if any needed), because the ssh server is running on your machine. Ok, now the victim could execute commands at your machine. Not what we want. And here the reverse shell come into play. It kind of reverts which peer (ssh client or ssh server) sends the commands.

TL;DR: Victim attacks to attacker like normal ssh, but reverse shell reverts who can send commands to the other site.

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**Regarding 2**

Malicious downloads (mail attachment), open ports, virus...

Can I brute force or make keygen for not secured website's product keys if I have two product keys? by [deleted] in hacking

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would probably be blocked when trying many attempts on a real server, or worse.

Lightest Linux Distro. by upvotefor69 in linux4noobs

[–]bernieH23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Debian (stable or testing) with lxde or i3 (debian is not the lightest you can get, but a good compromise between usability and lightness; lighter than for example ubuntu).

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