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=Fixing Kali to Work=
=Fixing Kali to Work=


==Upgrades==
All the dumb stuff you gotta do to get a distro that actually works.


First things first
[[Kali Fixes]]


<pre>
Most important was probably mapping Alt + F1 to Open A Terminal.
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get -y dist-upgrade
</pre>


Now add to aptitude sources as per [[Kali 2015-06-17]] notes, and when you have added the new sources, run
=Pentadactyl=


<pre>
After a long hiatus, returning to [[Pentadactyl]], to keep me sane while I use Firefox.
$ apt-get update
</pre>


Now you'll be able to install stuff like xfce4.
=SDR on Kali=


==XFCE==
Some tinkering with a DVB-T USB stick that hooks up to a little antenna, which can be used as a software defined radio for gnuradio. Some information [http://blog.opensecurityresearch.com/2012/06/getting-started-with-gnu-radio-and-rtl.html here]


XFCE has a more keyboard-friendly and minimalist windows manager arrangement, so I use it.
Notes on initial SDR foray: [[DVB-T USB SDR]]


To make the windows manager to be xfce by default, first install xfce:
=Wireless Network Problems=


<pre>
Having some issues with the wireless network on the dual-booted Kali/Mac OS X MacBook Pro. [[Kali Wireless Debugging]]
$ apt-get install -y desktop-base xfce4 xfce4-places-plugin xfce4-goodies
</pre>
 
last two are optional.
 
==Iceweasel==
 
All browsers are obnoxious, Firefox most of all. The vimperator plugin makes it tolerable, although it has poor documentation (read: no documentation). Here's a link: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7723/
 
Annoyances:
* can't use control a to select all text - it just moves the cursor to the beginning of the line (e.g. search box)
* wildly inconsistent and unpredictable behaviors with alt/meta/control/shift and arrows
* no improvement for entering text in a field.




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Latest revision as of 06:29, 28 July 2015

Fixing Kali to Work

All the dumb stuff you gotta do to get a distro that actually works.

Kali Fixes

Most important was probably mapping Alt + F1 to Open A Terminal.

Pentadactyl

After a long hiatus, returning to Pentadactyl, to keep me sane while I use Firefox.

SDR on Kali

Some tinkering with a DVB-T USB stick that hooks up to a little antenna, which can be used as a software defined radio for gnuradio. Some information here

Notes on initial SDR foray: DVB-T USB SDR

Wireless Network Problems

Having some issues with the wireless network on the dual-booted Kali/Mac OS X MacBook Pro. Kali Wireless Debugging

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