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First Login on Ubuntu 18.04

How To Update the OS During The First Login

Login to the server and run the following commands

sudo bash

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade -y

Install NVidia 1080Ti Drivers on Ubuntu 18.04

NVidia 1080TI Drivers on Ubuntu 18.04

How to guide for installing drivers for the NVidia 1080TI Video Card

sudo bash

echo blacklist nouveau > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf

echo options nouveau modeset=0 >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf

update-initramfs -u

reboot

Login and then:

sudo bash

dpkg   – -add-architecture i386

apt-get update

apt-get install build-essential libc6:i386 -y

apt-get install pkg-config
apt-get install xorg -y
reboot

Login and then

sudo bash

mkdir /installs && mkdir /installs/drivers && mkdir /installs/drivers/nvidia && cd /installs/drivers/nvidia

Find the drivers from here:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx

Make sure you select the drivers for the Linux 64-bit operating system

Then run
wget and the link that was provided above

Once it is downloaded you will need to run
chmod 755 ./NVI*
./NV*.run

This will begin the installation

Install the 32-bit compatibility libraries

Install and Overwrite with the full version of libglvnd if prompted

Select Yes to run the nvidia-xconfig utility to automatically update your X configuration

Click OK when the installation has completed

reboot

Login as your normal user

Type nvidia-smi to verify all of your adapters show up

That’s it.  Thanks for reading!

The hardware that I used in this guide:
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (QTY 6):
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Motherboard (QTY 1): 
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CPU (QTY 1): 
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Memory (QTY 1): 
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Hard Drive (QTY 1):  
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Risers (QTY 6):  
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Power Supplies (QTY 2):
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Add2PSU (QTY 1):
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Power Switch (QTY 1):  
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Installing and Running Hashcat on Ubuntu Server 18.04

Hashcat Installation, Configuration and WPA2 Cracking

Once you have installed Ubuntu Server 18.04 onto your cracking station, you can run the following commands to install and configure hashcat.

sudo bash

apt install ocl-icd-libopencl1 git build-essential

mkdir /installs && mkdir /installs/apps && cd /installs/apps

git clone https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat

cd hashcat

git submodule update –init

make

cd ../

git clone https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat-utils

cd hashcat-utils/src

make

cp *.bin ../bin

Now you want to download your wordlists

mkdir /installs/apps/wordlists && cd /installs/apps/wordlists

wget https://github.com/brannondorsey/naive-hashcat/releases/download/data/rockyou.txt

Assuming you already have a WPA2 file to crack, you will now need to move the hccapx file to a directory on the cracking system

cd /installs/apps/hashcat

Cracking the WPA2 file with a wordlist:
./hashcat -m 2500 /crack/wpa2/wpa.hccapx /installs/apps/wordlists/rockyou.txt

Cracking with
To crack up to 8 digits :
./hashcat -m 2500 /crack/wpa2/wpa.hccapx -a 3 ?d,?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d –increment-min 1 –increment-max 16 –increment

./hashcat -m 2500 -r rules/best64.rule /crack/wpa2/wpa.hccapx /installs/apps/wordlists/rockyou.txt

Increasing the power of your YAGI Antenna

Simple Way To Increase The Power of Your Antenna

If you live in a country where this is acceptable, such as Belize, you can increase the power of your antenna by simply changing the country code within your wireless config.

To do check the current power of your adapter, run

iwconfig (adapter)

Where you change (adapter) for the actual adapter you have.  Ex:

iwconfig wlan2

Look for the line that shows Tx-Power= and note what your dBm is running at.  This will give you a baseline for your existing setup.

Then to change it and increase the power, type in the following to change it to your country code if you are in Belize (which allows this)

iw reg set BZ

iwconfig wlan2 txpower 40

You can then run the following command and see how your Tx-Power has changed

iwconfig wlan2

MinexBank Coin Parking Renewal Process

How to Re-Park Your Minex Coins

Once you have your wallet setup to park, the renewal is pretty easy and quick.  The guide below walks you through the process

Go to

Login using your wallet address and your previously setup minexbank password

Calculate the best return rate over the course of 1 year, and park the coins for that long, even though you are not going to park them for 1 year.  For example the Weekly percentage is 1% (1% x 52 Weeks = 52% Return) and the Quarterly return is 27% (27% x 4 Quarters = 108% Return)

Select the amount of time you want the coins parked (ex: Quarterly)

Click Park All button

Click Create, and the coins are parked

Now take a look under the Active Parkings section of the web page, you will see the time left (89 days and whatever hours). Put a reminder in your calendar for when the parking return is paid, so 90 days from now, and then park the coins again.

Follow this process over and over for the greatest return.

Install Xubuntu 13.04 onto USB Drive

Download Xubuntu 13.04 x64

Burn the iso to a DVD
(if you need instructions for this please visit this page:)

Insert the XUbuntu 13.04 x64 DVD into the PC

Insert the USB Drive that you will be running the OS on

Power on the computer

Select DVD Drive to boot from

The PC will boot from the DVD

Select Install XUbuntu

Make sure it is connected to the internet and click Continue

Select Something Else and click Continue

Hit the Drop Down menu and Select the USB Drive

My USB drive shows up as /dev/sdb1

Select the USB Drive and click the – symbol to delete all partitions

Select the USB Drive now and click the + symbol

Set the size to 1024, Set the USE AS to SWAP AREA, and click OK

Click on the Free Space on the USB Drive again and select the + symbol

Set the Mount Point to / and click OK

Click on the USB drive one last time and select Install Now

Select your timezone and click Continue

Select your keyboard layout and click continue

Set your name, computer name, password, confirm the password, login automatically, and click Continue

The OS will now install to the USB Drive

After the Installation completes, click Restart Now

Remove the DVD

Boot from the USB Drive

Install SSH on UBUNTU 12.10

How to install ssh on UBUNTU 12.10

From the command prompt, type:

sudo bash

apt-get install openssh-server

nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

uncomment the # from the line that says
#Listen 0.0.0.0
and set it to
Listen 192.168.1.10 or whatever the ip address is on your Ubuntu system

Press:
CTRL and O at the same time to save the file

Press:
CTRL and X together to exit

sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart

Now try to connect to your Ubuntu system from another computer over ssh and it will work

Raspberry Pi GPS Installation

RASPBERRY PI – GlobalSat BU-353S4 GPS Installation

 
This is how we were able to install and run the GlobalSat BU-353 GPS module on our Raspberry Pi
From the command prompt, type:

sudo bash

apt-get install gpsd gpsd-clients python-gps

nano /lib/udev/gpsd.hotplug

Scroll down the document and add
chmod a+rw $DEVNAME
above the line that says
gpsdctl $ACTION $DEVNAME

Press CTRL and O together to save

Press CTRL and X together to exit the file

/etc/init.d/gpsd restart

gpsd /dev/ttyUSB0 -F /var/run/gpsd.sock

cgps -s

You will now see the GPS output



Thanks for reading

Hardware that I use:
Raspberry Pi 4 (4gb)
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SanDisk 32GB Ultra microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter
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CanaKit 3.5A Raspberry Pi 4 Power Supply (USB-C)
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CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 Micro HDMI Cable – 6 Feet
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Western Digital 500GB WD_Black SN750 NVMe
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Plugable USB C to M.2 NVMe Tool-free Enclosure
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