How to solve needs-updating on Oracle Linux not seeing an UEK kernel update.
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Letting logwatch output firewall stuff on Debian derivates (probably Red Hat derivates too)
This short blog shows on Debian derivates to get iptables output in your Logwatch reports.
Updating firmware on an Acer Aspire 3 laptop with Linux installed
How to update your firmware on an Acer Aspire 3 laptop when you are on Linux.
Setup Parrot for vulnerability scanning with GVM + hardening
Initial Parrot setup for vulnerability scanning and hardening of Parrot itself.
Disable annoying visual mode in (n)vim on Parrot
How to get rid of VIM visual mode in Parrot.
How to connect Oracle 19C database on Red Hat Linux to a PostgreSQL database, with an Oracle database link over ODBC
There are quite a few blogs about this subject, but I wanted to share how I performed creating this database link from Oracle to PostgreSQL. Though I mention Oracle 19C, these steps will probably work on all Oracle database versions from 11G onward. For the PostgreSQL version, this will work Lees verder
GeoIP update on Kali for Netsniff gives error about license
Today I got this error from this cron job on my Kali box test -x /usr/bin/geoipupdate && /usr/bin/geoipupdate The error: Error retrieving updates: error updating GeoLite2-Country: error updating: unexpected HTTP status code: 401 Unauthorized: An account ID and license key are required to use this service. On this error I Lees verder
The use of apticron in Kali gives mktemp warning
After a apt dist-upgrade I got an email every time a cronjob called apticron: This is the one liner that gives this warning: if test -x /usr/sbin/apticron; then /usr/sbin/apticron –cron; else true; fi You can test this by performing this one liner on the command line. After some digging I Lees verder
Logwatch mail showing no iptables entries in Ubuntu/Mint and Oracle Linux
Updated: 29-05-2022 (dd-mm-yyyy) For my home labs I use Logwatch a lot to keep a daily eye on the health and running of a handfull Linux vm’s and boxes. I use it on Debian derivatives like Raspberry PI OS, Raspbian, Linux Mint, Ubuntu. But also on Oracle Linux, etc. After Lees verder