Setup a proxy under Linux
Environment variables# Lot of programs (such as wget, curl, pacman, ...) use environment variables to determine the proxy of a given protocol. Environment variables can be added per user in their .bas
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Virtualbox : change the UUID of a virtual disk
To change the UUID of a virtual disk: VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid <filepath> [<uuid>] Examples# With a vdi disk : VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid disk.vdi With a vmdk disk
Virtualbox : Export from VirtualBox and import to VMware ESXI
Version of software used: VirtualBox 5.0.22 vSphere Client 5.1 VMware ESXI 5.1 Export to OVA/OVF# From VirtualBox export the virtual machine : "File" > "Export Appliance". The
How to install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Debian-based Linux distributions
Here is how to install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Debian-based Linux distributions like Parrot Security OS, Kali Linux, Tails, Whonix or REMnux. With VirtualBox Guest Additions it become possible t
Virtualbox : shared folder with guest
This how-to works independently of the host platform. On virtualbox : Open the Configuration window of the VM (guest) Select Shared folder on the left menu Click on the icon corresponding to Add a sh
How to find out the Linux distribution name and version
There is the old method cat /etc/*-release to match distribution release file. For example on openSUSE this will match with /etc/SuSE-release. This method is deprecated and will be removed in the futu
How to convert VirtualBox vdi to KVM qcow2
VBoxManage can't directly convert vdi to qcow2, so there is two options : With VBoxManage convert vdi to raw and with qemu-img convert raw to qcow2 With qemu-img convert vdi to qcow2 Notes : vdi are
FreeBSD 10.3 is here
FreeBSD update to version 10.3. Main improvments: 15 security flaws patched UEFI support Gnome 3.16.2 Full Release Notes on official FreeBSD website.
OpenBSD 5.9 is here
OpenBSD update to version 5.9. Main improvments: Pledge - a new mitigation mechanism process in restricted mode security improved 70% of user components converted WiFi 802.11n multithread network
Examine the codes sent by the keyboard
A usefull command if are want to read keyboard input : showkey. Very useful to know keycodes when programming. What is showkey ?# showkey - examine the codes sent by the keyboard How does it work ?# s