[How-to] Access Google Drive in Ubuntu

Step 1
~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-control-center gnome-online-accounts

Step 2
Search Gnome Control Center from DASH and open Settings.
Beware that Unity Control Center looks similar to Gnome but it won't work in Unity (at least as of my posting date).

Step 3
Add your Google account and respond to succeeding instructions. When asked about applications to integrate with your online account, ensure you include FILES.

Step 4
Open FILES (or Nautilus). Your online account should be in the right panel.

Assumptions
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Installing SSH server in Kali [Reminders]

Installing SSH server in Kali [Reminders]

Considerations
- Kali 2016.1 Rolling Edition

Install
~# apt-get update
~# apt-get install openssh-server

~# update-rc.d -f ssh remove

~# update-rc.d -f ssh defaults

Create security keys 

~# cd /etc/ssh/

~# mkdir tsktsktsk

~# mv ssh_host_* tsktsktsk

~# dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server

Allow root account 

~# edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config 

   Find        PermitRootLogin without-password

   change to   PermitRootLogin yes

~# sudo service ssh restart

Auto-start the ssh server on boot

~# update-rc.d -f ssh enable 2 3 4 5  

OpenVAS install sequence

[How to]
OpenVAS install sequence

Parameters:

• Kali 2016.1 Rolling Edition
• OpenVAS 8.0

~# apt-get update

~# apt-get install openvas

~# openvas-setup

~# vi /lib/systemd/system/greenbone-security-assistant.service
      Change --listen=127.0.0.1
          to      --listen=0.0.0.0
      This will allow remote browsers to connect to Greenbone.

~# openvas-nvt-sync --wget OV_HTTP_FEED
      Do this if NVT sync through rsync failed.
      Source of NVT: http://www.openvas.org/openvas-nvt-feed-current.tar.bz2

~# openvas-start

~# openvasmd --user=admin   --new-password=blahblah
      This is to assign a password to admin because this was skipped during setup.
       The setup only created the admin account.

Run OpenVAS at https://localhost:9392 or https://serveripaddress:9392

[How-to] Enable Hibernate in Ubuntu

[How-to] Enable HIBERNATE in Ubuntu

I enabled Hibernate in my Ubuntu 14.04 by following these:

To enable the Hibernate menu
as instructed by http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/04/enable-hibernate-ubuntu-14-04/

~$ sudo vi /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla
   [Re-enable hibernate by default in upower]
   Identity=unix-user:*
   Action=org.freedesktop.upower.hibernate
   ResultActive=yes

   [Re-enable hibernate by default in logind]
   Identity=unix-user:*
   Action=org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate
   ResultActive=yes

   [Re-enable hibernate for multiple users by default in logind]
   Identity=unix-user:*
   Action=org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate-multiple-sessions
   ResultActive=yes


Setup SWAP as space to hibernate
as instructed by https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq
 
~$ sudo blkid
   Copy the UUID of swap

~$ sudo vi /etc/default/grub
   Look for the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
   Replace with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="resume=UUID=yourUUID"
 
~$ sudo update-grub

~$ sudo vi /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume
   Ensure that it contains RESUME=UUID=yourUUID

~$ sudo update-initramfs -u

~$ sudo reboot

Installing JAVA on Ubuntu 14.04LTS

Install Oracle Java in Ubuntu 14.04LTS

9 Sep 2015
My script when I installed JAVA in my Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit
~$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
~$ sudo apt-get update
~$ sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

13 Mar 2015
This was my script when I installed JAVA SE JDK in my Ubuntu 14.04LTS.

• wget -c http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8u40-b26/jdk-8u40-linux-i586.tar.gz
• cp -r jdk-8u40-linux-i586.tar.gz /usr/local/java/
• sudo cp -r jdk-8u40-linux-i586.tar.gz /usr/local/java/
• cd /usr/local/java
• sudo tar xvzf jdk-8u40-linux-i586.tar.gz
• sudo gedit /etc/profile      ## and append the following:

            JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_40
            JRE_HOME=$JAVA_HOME/jre
            PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$JRE_HOME/bin
            export JAVA_HOME
            export PATH

• sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_40/bin/java" 1
• sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javac" "javac" "/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_40/bin/javac" 1
• sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javaws" "javaws" "/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_20/bin/javaws" 1
• sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javaws" "javaws" "/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_40/bin/javaws" 1
• sudo update-alternatives --set java /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_40/bin/java
• sudo update-alternatives --set javac /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_40/bin/javac
• sudo update-alternatives --set javaws /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_40/bin/javaws
• source /etc/profile
• cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins ## create if none
• sudo ln -s /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_40/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so
• java -version
• javac -version
• sudo reboot

Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Install-Oracle-Java-JDK-on-Ubuntu-Linux

[How-to] Mount /home to another disk partition

[How-to] Mount /home to another disk partition

I need to free up some space in my linux(Ubuntu) main partition. I decided to move my /home folder to another partition. So I did the following, as instructed here, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Partitioning/Home/Moving:

~$ sudo blkid

~$ sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.$(date +%Y-%m-%d)

~$ cmp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.$(date +%Y-%m-%d)

~$ sudo gedit /etc/fstab

    and appended

    UUID=????????  /media/home  ext4  defaults  0  2 

~$ sudo mkdir /media/home

~$ sudo mount -a

~$ sudo rsync -aXS --exclude='/*/.gvfs' /home/. /media/home/.

~$ sudo diff -r /home /media/home

~$ sudo gedit /etc/fstab

     and edited /media/home to /home

~$ cd / && sudo mv /home /old_home && sudo mkdir /home

~$ reboot

~$ sudo rm -r /old_home

~$ sudo rmdir /media/home

Kali Linux - My Disaster Recovery Script

~# update-rc.d ssh enable

~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list
        deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
   deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali main contrib non-free

~# echo export http_proxy=\"http://userid:password@proxyaddressordomainname:8080/\" >> ~/.bashrc
~# echo export https_proxy=\"http://userid:password@proxyaddressordomainname:8080/\" >> ~/.bashrc
~# echo export ftp_proxy=\"http://userid:password@proxyaddressordomainname:8080/\" >> ~/.bashrc
~# echo export all_proxy=\"socks://userid:password@proxyaddressordomainname:8080/\" >> ~/.bashrc

~# openvas-mkcert
~# oepnvas-mkcert-client -i
~# openvas-nvt-sync --wget OV_HTTP_FEED
~# openvassd
~# openvasmd --rebuild --progress
~# openvasmd --create-user=openvasadmin --new-password=1234567890
~# openvasmd -p 9390 -a 0~# gsad --http-only --listen=0 -p 9392~# openvas-check-setup

Install SketchUp Make 2014 into Ubuntu 14.04

Install SketchUp Make 2014 into Ubuntu 14.04

This post of Ji M exactly worked for me, http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/06/install-google-sketchup-ubuntu1404/ 

Summary:
1. Configure Wine > Applications > Windows Version
    Select Windows 7

2. Configure Wine > Libraries > New override for library
    Add riched20

3. Install SketchUp

4. Launch SketchUp with no RubyAPI by:
    SketchUp.exe /DisableRubyAPI
    or
    Edit the command on the application's desktop link.


Problem:
The application hangs at start-up immediately after selecting a template. Step no. 4 above corrected the problem.

Avast Linux Guide

Download Avast Linux here:
http://files.avast.com/files/linux/avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb
or from my backup:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4CqOxmp5noLNnFUQzFkSUZ0NU0/edit?usp=sharing

WARNING:

 Installation Procedure:
sudo dpkg -i avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb 

On Kernel error try this: 
sudo sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=128000000
or to permanently effect the setting
echo sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=128000000 >> /etc/init.d/rcS


Installed Application
Executables from terminal
- avast
- avast-update
- avastgui

Error on Updating
When updating, the /home/[user]/.avast/400.vps will increase in size. If size breaches the size of kernel shared memory, a kernel error will again occur. Increase again the size of kernel.shmmax as instructed above.

References
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=91145.0
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=116665.0

Error VMWare when upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04

Problem:
Error VMWare when upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04

Solution:
This post help me fix error in Virtual Network Device.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/449629/error-installing-vmware-workstation-on-ubuntu

How to resize pictures in Ubuntu

In Ubuntu, this is how I resize my image files

First, I installed imagemagick

~# sudo apt-get install imagemagick

To resize file individually

~# convert [imagefilename] -resize 1366 [newimagefilename]

• The [newimagefilename] can be the same as the original filename if the original file is not intend not to be preserved.

• 1366 will be the new size, change this with desired figure.

To deal with multiple files, I use loop like this: 

~# for file in *.JPG; do convert $file -resize 1366 $file; done

How to Install and Calibrate Joystick in Ubuntu

How to Install and Calibrate Joystick in Ubuntu

~$ sudo apt-get update
~$ sudo apt-get install joystick
~$ sudo apt-get install jstest-gtk


To calibrate, open jstest-gtk from search key.

[How-to]Merge PDF files

In Ubuntu, this is how I merged my PDF files.

~# gs -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=finished.pdf fileone.pdf filetwo.pdf 

gs............................starts the Ghostscript program 

-dBATCH.......................Exit after processing files 

-dNOPAUSE.....................no user confirmation

-q............................no process messages 

-sDEVICE=pdfwrite.............PDF format

-sOutputFile=finished.pdf.....specify output filename

Ubuntu Desktop - What to install next?

Security

Sophos (Antivirus for Linux): See instruction here: https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-linux.aspx
Avast Anti-virus: See instruction from here, http://kumpurmi.blogspot.com/2014/07/avast-linux-guide.html

Choose some security options from here, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BasicSecurity

• https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/
• https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/
• https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/
• https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?hl=en-US

Firewall:
~$ sudo apt-get update
~$ sudo apt-get install gufw
   Run gufw in Dash and follow the instructions here,https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BasicSecurity/Firewall

Restrict Dash
~$ gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Lenses remote-content-search none
   This will tell Dash not to search the internet.

System Settings > Security & Privacy > Search > Off
   This will tell Dash to exclude online searches from its displays.

Crypto
~$ sudo apt-get install seahorse-nautilus
   Nautilus plugin for GnuPG.

Multimedia Support

~$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
~$ sudo apt-get install vlc 
~$ install JAVA, http://kumpurmi.blogspot.com/2015/03/installing-java-on-ubuntu-1404lts.html
~$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
~$ sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
~$ sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
~$ sudo apt-get install libav-tools  (This is a command-line video converter, avconv.)
~$ sudo apt-get install phonon-backend-vlc, minitube

~$ sudo apt-get install imagemagick  (This is a command-line for resizing image files that can work on multiple files in one batch.)

Archive Utilities

~$ sudo apt-get install rar

Internet

Google ChromeExtension:

• Google Cast:  https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-cast/boadgeojelhgndaghljhdicfkmllpafd?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog

Printer - Canon

~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:michael-gruz/canon-trunk
~$ sudo apt-get update
~$ sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-ip1900series

or download the driver from here, https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4CqOxmp5noLdEdmT2lUZmtrLTg/edit?usp=sharing, and
and install the driver at Systems Settings > Printers > Add

Fix Flash

Download flash player installer.
~$ tar -xzf install_flash_player_11_linux.i386.tar.gz
~$ mkdir -p $HOME/.mozilla/plugins
~$ cp libflashplayer.so $HOME/.mozilla/plugins

Theme

~$ sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool

File Sharing

Install Filezilla from Ubuntu Software Center

Phone Manager

Wammu

Proprietary Device Drivers

Dash > Additional Drivers
Select device and appropriate driver offered by Ubuntu
Click Apply

How to Create a virtual DVD/CD drive

How to Create a Virtual DVD/CD drive 

Step 1: Create a folder
~$ mkdir /mnt/blablah
The folder created will be the drive's location/address.


Step 2:Load your content (iso file)
~$ mount -t iso9660 -o loop "<path>/image.iso" /mnt/blablah

[How-to] Install VMWare Tools Offline

[How-to] Install VMWare Tools Offline in Linux

Step 1: Download vmware-tools-*.component.tar from https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/
While VMWare player makes it convenient for users to just click "Download and Install" in order to update VMWare tools, sometimes we find ourselves in a situation compelling us to download the VMWare Tools manually. In my case, my Internet service is slow so I had to download the VMWare Tools from a friend's broadband. And, manually transported the downloaded file to my PC.

Step 2: Untar
        Example:
        tar -xvf vmware-tools-*

Step 3: Install
        vmware-installer --install-component=vmware-tools-*
        The command will pop-out a graphic interface.

Example:
~$ sudo vmware-installer --install-component= /media/BACKUP/vmware-tools-windows-9.2.3-1031769.i386.component

Step 4: Proceed to the virtual Machine. Click Update VMWare Tool. This should mount an ISO to the VM's virtual CD drive. 

If it did not run, navigate the setup.exe or equivalent in the CD drive. The installation process should begin. Respond to the dialog box prompts until installation is completed.

If it did not mount, manually mount the new .iso which you can find at /usr/lib/vmware/isoimages.

Ubuntu - Dependency Error

TRY THIS, when dependency error occurs during installation.

~$ sudo apt-get install -f

The command-line particularly help me when I was installing Google Chrome in my Ubuntu. During installation, this error occurred:

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of google-chrome-stable: google-chrome-stable depends on libxss1;
however: Package libxss1 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing google-chrome-stable (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing: google-chrome-stable

So I issued sudo apt-get install -f  and reissued the command to install Google Chrome. Thereafter, everything is alright.

How to reset UBUNTU Unity and Compiz

I messed up with the Compiz configuration. I was supposed to disable Compiz and so I unchecked every option. But as a result, I lost desktop side bar launcher, the top desktop menu bar, and everything except for the mouse pointer. I restarted the computer using the power button but my desktop still came back just showing only the wallpaper and mouse pointer.

The Google advice that helped me were:

Ctrl-Alt-T //This is to open the terminal window.
$ dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
$ setsid unity

The above reset my Unity and Compiz. Instantly, my desktop returned to normal.

Additional, but I did not do this anymore because the former is enough then.
->  Install dconf tools, $ apt-get install dconf-tools.

Cure Cough
This prescription worked for my son:

• Ambrolex Syrup, 2.5ml 3x a day
• Anti-biotic-Erythromycin (Ilosone), 125mg/5ml 3x a day for 7 days

What is EXERCISE?

What is physical EXERCISE?

Any physical activity that will accelerate heart beat to atleast 60% of MHR (or "Maximum Heart Rate")

MHR = 220 - AGE