I use Kali Linux alongside my Windows in my Laptop (yes I do use Windows and No thanks for the incoming sarcasms)! So when I start my Laptop, I get Kali Linux, Windows and Linux Mint as the 3 options. Kali Linux being the GRUB 1st choice it counts down …
Read More »How to run VLC player as root in Linux? Fixing “VLC is not supposed to be run as root. Sorry” error.
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It is one of the most used and popular Media player for Linux users.Very easy to install as it’s available via almost …
Read More »Linux file system hierarchy v2.0
What is a file in Linux? What is file system in Linux? Where are all the configuration files? Where do I keep my downloaded applications? Is there really a filesystem standard structure in Linux? Well, the above image explains Linux file system hierarchy in a very simple and non-complex way. It's very useful when you're looking for a configuration file or a binary file. I've added some explanation and examples below, but that's TL;DR.
Read More »DoS website using slowhttptest in Kali Linux – slowloris, slow HTTP POST and slow Read attack in one tool
SlowHTTPTest is a highly configurable tool that simulates some Application Layer Denial of Service attacks. It works on majority of Linux platforms, OSX and Cygwin – a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows. It implements most common low-bandwidth Application Layer DoS attacks, such as slowloris, Slow HTTP POST, …
Read More »Setup DHCP or static IP address from command line in Linux
Did you ever had trouble with Network Manager and felt that you need to try to setup DHCP or static IP address from command Line in Linux? I once accidentally removed Gnome (my bad, wasn’t paying attention and did an apt-get autoremove -y .. how bad is that.. ) So …
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