Random commands

A collection of commands I have found useful

MongoDB setup: ditch all the bullshit tutorials / Official MongoDB walkthrough

Easy way to install is :

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install mongodb
sudo systemctl status mongodb

#If you cannot reach any network (in NAT mode), try:

sudo dhclient eth0

#Mouse and keyboard dead after booting

PRESS SHIFT AT BOOTING AND ENTER ADVANCED OPTIONS

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-all

REBOOT AND THIS SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

#Reset root privileges in post 2020 kali version

sudo dpkg-reconfigure kali-grant-root

#Setup SMB on Win10

Type Windows Features in the search bar, enable SMB and reboot

#Running as admin type:

DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /All /FeatureName:SMB1Protocol

#VMWare Workstation 16 vmon update | troubleshooting crashes

sudo tar xvf vmmon.tar
cd vmmon-only
cd vmmon-only/include/
ls
cd /include
cd include
sudo nano vm_asm_x86.h
#Comment out lines 65-72 BUT NOT 71!

65 //#ifndef USE_UBSAN
66 //#define ASSERT_ON_COMPILE_SELECTOR_SIZE(expr) \
67 // ASSERT_ON_COMPILE(sizeof(Selector) == 2 && \
68 // ((__builtin_constant_p(expr) && ((expr) >> 16) == 0) || \
69 // sizeof(expr) <= 2))
70 //#else
71 #define ASSERT_ON_COMPILE_SELECTOR_SIZE(expr)     <<<---- DO NOT COMMENT OUT this line
72 //#endif


cd ..
cd /vmmon-only
cd vmmon-only
sudo make
cd ..
sudo tar xvf vmnet.tar
cd vmnet-only
sudo make
cd ..
sudo cp vmmon.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/misc/vmmon.ko
sudo cp vmnet.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/misc/vmnet.ko
sudo depmod -a
sudo systemctl restart vmware.service

#done

#Calculate sha256 sum of file in Windows10-11

 Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 -Path "C:\Users\david\Downloads\file-to-check"

#Install Go-20 on Kali

#Download file
https://go.dev/dl/

sudo tar -C /usr/local/ -xzf go1.20.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz

sudo nano ~/.zshrc

#Add this to zshrc
#go variables
export GOPATH=/root/go-workspace
export GOROOT=/usr/local/go
PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin/:$GOPATH/bin

source ~/.zshrc

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