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1. ssh-keygen

   I always forget the exact syntax and options I need for this. I don't create new keys frequently enough to remember without looking up what to run each time.

   The command

   ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048
   

   [Source: Security StackExchange]

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2. Run Wireshark as non-root user

   I frequently get frustrated when Wireshark won't run as a non-root user due to permissions on the dumpcap process. Here's the fix:

   sudo groupadd wireshark
   sudo usermod -a -G wireshark $USER
   sudo chgrp wireshark /usr/bin/dumpcap
   sudo chmod 754 /usr/bin/dumpcap
   sudo setcap 'CAP_NET_RAW+eip CAP_NET_ADMIN+eip' /usr …

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3. Ubuntu Default Folders

   I recently switched my primary machine from Windows 7 to Ubuntu. I'd always used an Ubuntu VM for development. Now I just have a Windows 7 VM for Windows-only applications, and do the majority of my work in Ubuntu. I'm fairly comfortable on the command line, but extremely dislike capital …

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4. Building Git from scratch

   This is running on Ubuntu 12.04, using the most recent versions as of 2013-02-02.

   Install git:

   $ wget http://git-core.googlecode.com/files/git-1.8.1.2.tar.gz
   $ tar xf git-1.8.1.2.tar.gz
   $ cd git-1.8.1.2/
   $ sudo apt-get install libcurl4-gnutls-dev libexpat1-dev gettext libz-dev
   $ make …

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5. Using REMnux for Forensic Puzzle #6

   I thought it would be interesting to use Lenny Zeltser's excellent REMnux distribution to solve this puzzleposted by ForensicKB. I'll admit that I saw the solution before solving it, but since I don't have a copy of EnCase lying around, I wanted to use some free tools to accomplish …

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6. Double-buffered Panels in C#

   Having panels which update quickly without flickering requires double-buffering. To accomplish this in C#, you'll have to derive from the standard Panel class as shown below, and then replace the declaration and instantiation of the panel with your new class.

   using System.Windows.Forms;
   
   namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
   {
       public class DoubleBufferedPanel : Panel …

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7. Size of Frame around a default C# Windows Form

   So here's the scenario. I was looking to have the a panel with exact dimensions on a C# form (700x400). I wanted even and default spacing around the panel on the form. I figured out the default spacing was 12, so I set the size of the form to 724x424 …

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8. Setting Outlook to Display Plain Text Email

   Although definitely not the only step to stopping malicious email, not displaying HTML or rich text in messages goes a long way. Here's the summary of where the settings are located:

   Outlook 2003

   Tools menu, Options, Preferences tab, E-mail area, E-mail Options, Message Handling area.

   Outlook 2007

   Tools menu, Trust …

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9. Useful One-Line PHP files

   Here are a couple useful PHP commands that you can run on your server to get useful information.

   This one gives basic information about the PHP installation, which can be used for troubleshooting or just verifying that PHP is running.

   <?php phpinfo(); ?>
   

   This one tells you the name of the …

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