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Coder, Hacker, SysAd & Forensic Investigator

A blog from a forensic investigator, ethical hacker and programmer

Ubuntu and Skype

Skype not loading in Ubuntu 11.10 (Error loading libXss)

So it turns out that upgrading to Oneiric Ocelot (Ubuntu 11.10) causes the latest version of Skype to die a painful death. This short little article shows how to get it back functioning again.
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Posted on: October 27, 2011 Last updated on: October 29, 2012 Comments: 17 Written by: Paul Joyce
Ubuntu

Removing Ubuntu’s Unity bar

So it was only earlier this week I put together a post complaining quite openly about the ‘Unity’ shell that…
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Posted on: October 21, 2011 Last updated on: October 21, 2011 Comments: 3 Written by: Paul Joyce
Clementine Media Player

Clementine shortcuts not working in Ocelot 11.10

With my passion for Ubuntu dropping every major release, this article explains how to work around Clementine’s (and probably other programs) keyboard shortcuts not working in the new Ocelot 11.10 version.
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Posted on: October 20, 2011 Last updated on: October 20, 2011 Comments: 5 Written by: Paul Joyce
Ubuntu

Rant on Ubuntu’s annoying Unity bar

With the recent major releases of Ubuntu’s operating system, the Canonical guys have done away with accessibility, functionality and common sense. In its place we have ‘Unity’ and icons big enough to eat off of. Enclosed is a 500 word rant on the matter. Enjoy.
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Posted on: October 19, 2011 Last updated on: October 19, 2011 Comments: 8 Written by: Paul Joyce
Ubuntu

Ubuntu 11.10 = The final nail? Not loading after Linux update

As per the usual 6 month release cycle of bizarely named Ubuntu major updates, October 2011 heralds the launch of ‘Oneiric Ocelot’…
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Posted on: October 17, 2011 Last updated on: October 17, 2011 Comments: 1 Written by: Paul Joyce

Windows Wont Load? Flashing White Bar? FIXED!

As someone who works on a PC for a living and someone with a 1st degree in Computer Science, friends…
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Posted on: July 7, 2011 Last updated on: December 4, 2012 Comments: 0 Written by: Paul Joyce

RipperX to the Rescue

For a long time now one of my pet hates with Linux, Ubuntu in particular, is that it doesn’t come…
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Posted on: June 27, 2011 Last updated on: June 27, 2011 Comments: 0 Written by: Paul Joyce
Facebook Thumbs Down

Not receiving a mobile confirmation code from Facebook?

Updated November 2012, new article posted: If the information below doesn’t help, I’ve posted a second article that supplies some…
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Posted on: June 2, 2011 Last updated on: April 26, 2017 Written by: Paul Joyce

Feedburner not redirecting to correct urls

As I continue to build this site, the latest component I’ve been working on is for people to be able…
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Posted on: May 10, 2011 Last updated on: May 10, 2011 Comments: 1 Written by: Paul Joyce
Ubuntu

Unable to mount after Narwhal upgrade

Over the weekend Ubuntu prompted me to upgrade to Nutty Narwhal (thats version 11.04), and once I decided I didn’t…
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Posted on: May 3, 2011 Last updated on: May 3, 2011 Comments: 0 Written by: Paul Joyce
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    Below is one example of how to stabilise a reverse-shell. What are the benefits of a reverse-shell: Makes using text…
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  • log4j Exploit – Solar CTF
    Last year, CVE-2021-44228 was discovered and it rocked the IT world. The vulnerability was found in logging software, log4j, and…
    Continue reading “log4j Exploit – Solar CTF”…
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    With the completion of the last 18 days worth of Advent of Cyber challenges, I’m now starting on the blue-teaming…
    Continue reading “AoC3#19: Something Phishy Is Going On”…
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