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Old 07-20-2016, 09:54 PM   #1
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noob on a linux (help pls)


I just started using kali-linux but getting stucked at every step really sucks. so guys pls help me
1- I am using kali linux from live usb with persistence so will i be able to use wlan card(for wifi hacking) or will i have to external ones.
2- whenever i type [ find /pentest -name aircrack-ng ]
ERROR :
find: '/pentest': No such file or directory

later on when i googled a bit, i thought maybe i should update tools.
3- apt -get
E: command line option 'g' [from -get] is not understood in combination with the other options.
 
Old 07-20-2016, 10:02 PM   #2
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Is this your first distro?
 
Old 07-20-2016, 10:06 PM   #3
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I will be blunt.

Kali is a highly specialized distro for pen-testing. It really is not a good distro for someone new to Linux. I've been using Linux for over a decade, and Kali gives me fits.

Also, "pentest" is a bit of jargon. It means "penetration testing." It is not a command nor a program nor a directory in Kali.

I don't want to sound harsh, but I suggest that you learn a bit about Linux, particularly Debian Linux, as Kali is based on Debian, then come back to Kali.

If you want to persist with Kali, this may help: https://www.linuxvoice.com/hacking-a-beginners-guide/

Kali is a powerful. Be aware that if your Kali is public-facing and you point it at live sites on the internet, you may receive visitors from law enforcement. Just sayin'.

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Old 07-20-2016, 11:10 PM   #4
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As you mentioned what should i use first debain linux ,slack or devuan.
 
Old 07-20-2016, 11:24 PM   #5
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As you mentioned what should i use first debain linux ,slack or devuan.
Since your new to Linux you might want to give Debian or Linux Mint a go first.
Read the documentation, it will help you to understand how to install and run Linux.
https://www.debian.org/
https://www.debian.org/doc/
https://www.linuxmint.com/

Once you run those distributions for a while and get good with package management and using the commandline than you can give Slackware a try. Slackware will not hold your hand. It will teach you things if you have the time to read the Slackware documentation and research what you don't understand.
 
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Old 07-21-2016, 12:00 AM   #6
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I will be blunt.

Kali is a highly specialized distro for pen-testing. It really is not a good distro for someone new to Linux. I've been using Linux for over a decade, and Kali gives me fits.

Also, "pentest" is a bit of jargon. It means "penetration testing." It is not a command nor a program nor a directory in Kali.

I don't want to sound harsh, but I suggest that you learn a bit about Linux, particularly Debian Linux, as Kali is based on Debian, then come back to Kali.

If you want to persist with Kali, this may help: https://www.linuxvoice.com/hacking-a-beginners-guide/

Kali is a powerful. Be aware that if your Kali is public-facing and you point it at live sites on the internet, you may receive visitors from law enforcement. Just sayin'.
Then just print out a banner "Welcome Feds, I've been expecting you guys. Just doing some Kali testing." LOL.
 
Old 07-21-2016, 01:57 AM   #7
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Why does anyone want to use Kali anyway? I can understand white-hat hackers using it to do penetration tests on public-facing servers, but why would anyone else want to use such a specialised distro? And why above all do so many newbies use it?

If you know so little about Linux that you can write a post entitled
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noob on a linux (help pls)
you should be using Ubuntu or Mint, not Kali.
 
Old 07-21-2016, 04:46 AM   #8
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I just started using kali-linux but getting stucked at every step really sucks. so guys pls help me
Please don't use phonespeak nor is there a 144 character limit here.

Please is please, not pls.
Kali?

Try irc.
Code:
Topic for #kali-linux is: Kali Rolling 2016.1 released! To get assistance : 1) Understand our support policy - http://offs.ec/1lzdIbN 2) Search our documentation - http://offs.ec/1ZONFA5 3) Ask in the IRC channel.
* Topic for #kali-linux set by muts!~muts@kali/developer/muts at Thu Jun 30 09:28:07 2016
Honestly, Get an every day OS for every day noobs.
 
Old 07-21-2016, 08:58 AM   #9
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Get off my lawn...

https://distrowatch.com/search.php?o...&status=Active

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Screenshots

 
Old 07-21-2016, 10:46 AM   #10
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will i be able to use wlan card(for wifi hacking) or will i have to external ones.
Depends whether your card supports monitor mode or not.
Refer here: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers

Quote:
2- whenever i type [ find /pentest -name aircrack-ng ]
ERROR :
find: '/pentest': No such file or directory
The error means that there is, indeed, no such file or directory.

Quote:
later on when i googled a bit, i thought maybe i should update tools.
3- apt -get
E: command line option 'g' [from -get] is not understood in combination with the other options.
The command name is
Code:
apt-get
I suggest you get a job/girlfriend/life and not waste your time hacking wifi passwords. With a job, they give you money, which you can exchange for goods and/or services, including access to the internet. Hacking a password can take anywhere from seconds to thousands of years. My 2c
 
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Old 07-21-2016, 11:23 AM   #11
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Who needs a password? Encrypt your WiFi kids... oh but don't be a terrorist.gov
 
Old 07-21-2016, 12:26 PM   #12
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I've noticed that there are two types of people who want to use Kali:

1. Actual security experts who need to pentest and already know what they're doing, and want something that just has the things they need. I've never seen one of these here.

2. Kids who heard somewhere that "Kali is what hackers use", and, without knowing what a hacker is, decide that this is something that's going to do their black-hat hacking for them without having to learn anything about security and/or Linux. Lots of those here.

You want to impress your buddies? Install Slackware or LFS and install, one by one, the tools included in Kali. Might learn something along the way, too.
 
Old 07-21-2016, 12:45 PM   #13
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Only 2? http://docs.kali.org/

+1 For Slackware to learn with.

If you don't want to learn too fast (or be more free) try Ubuntu?
 
Old 07-21-2016, 12:57 PM   #14
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Why does anyone want to use Kali anyway? I can understand white-hat hackers using it to do penetration tests on public-facing servers, but why would anyone else want to use such a specialised distro? And why above all do so many newbies use it?
I have no idea, but it boggles the mind. Every other "I'm new to Linux and have a question" thread on this forum is somebody trying to use Kali to do something stupid like watch youtube or listen to music. Where did they even hear of Kali and why on god's green earth did they decide, against ALL recommendations by Linux users and the Kali developers themselves, that it would make a good distro to learn Linux on?

This is a question for the OP in particular - Where did you hear about Kali? Who suggested it and why? These are honest questions, because you are far from the first to come in here and ask questions like these about a distro that should never be used by newbies in the first place, and I'm seriously curious why this is such a regular occurrence. It's like we're getting a constant influx of 16 year old kids who just got their driver's license and are asking how to parallel park an airplane tug so they can get groceries from the store. It makes no sense.

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Old 07-21-2016, 02:01 PM   #15
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I have no idea, but it boggles the mind.
I ignore most Kali subjects here because apparently, any idiot can install it, bless their hearts!

Mr. Robot wanna-bes.
Dixie Cups.
 
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