I am a big fan of Linux, there is so much more freedom to how you want to work with your PC. As recent as about a year ago, I became fascinated with IT security and system penetration testing. This is where Kali Linux comes in. Although I am not a system pentest expert, I have downloaded and installed both blackbuntu (pentest distro of Ubuntu/Debian) and Backtrack - Debian … [Read more...] about Kali Linux | Backtrack Linux | Penetration Testing Linux
Linux/Unix Tips
How to Download a Website with wget
Sometimes, I like to download websites from a users perspective when performing SEO, making performance improvements and for a number of other reasons when working on websites. I love Linux for this task and wget does this really well. All websites are not created equally and there are number of ways to use wget. Here is a very quick, clean way to accomplish this task: First … [Read more...] about How to Download a Website with wget
How to Boot Windows From GRUB Rescue Prompt
I recently had an experience with a corrupt dual boot setup of Kubuntu 11.10 which led to me finding a solution for reinstalling Kubuntu 11.10 in a dual boot environment. If you are curious, read about it here: How to Reinstall Kubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot on Dual Boot System. This is a temporary solution for bypassing the GRUB Rescue prompt to an uncorrupted installation of … [Read more...] about How to Boot Windows From GRUB Rescue Prompt
How to Reinstall Kubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot on Dual Boot System
It has been awhile since my last tech post, but I have been tweaking around and have some great new content. I am writing this article because of a problem I encountered when attempting to install a LAMP stack on my Kubuntu 11.10 system with tasksel. In installed, started, and began looking at the options for installing a LAMP stack in tasksel. I checkmarked the LAMP stack box … [Read more...] about How to Reinstall Kubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot on Dual Boot System
5 Great Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Tips and Tricks
Ubuntu is a great distribution for anyone from the beginner, all the way to the advanced level. Canonical, the company that works on and hosts releases for Ubuntu releases a new distribution every April and October. The first two numbers in the release version relate to the year that the distribution was released, and the second two numbers after the "dot" relate to the month … [Read more...] about 5 Great Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Tips and Tricks