Kali setup for the first time

Setup screen resolution

• sudo nano /etc/default/grub
  
  

• GRUB_DEFAULT=0
  GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
  GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
  GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1920x1080"
  GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

• sudo update-grub
• sudo reboot

Setup SSH

• Check if already installed
  sudo apt list openssh-server
• Install if doesn’t exist
  sudo apt install openssh-server
• When disconnected while updating
  sudo dpkg --configure -a
  
  

Screen

• Check for existing screen
  screen -ls
• Take over existing screen
  screen -rd xxxxx

Backup the original keys as a precaution

• Make new directory
  sudo mkdir /etc/ssh/default_keys
• Move existing to new directory
  sudo mv /etc/ssh/ssh_host_* /etc/ssh/default_keys/
• Regenerate the keys
  sudo dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server
  
  

Make configuration change

• Change sshd_config
  sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Enable SSH service to start permanently on reboot

• Enable ssh service on boot
  sudo systemctl enable ssh.service
• Disable ssh service on boot
  sudo systemctl disable ssh.service
• To start immediately without reboot
  sudo systemctl start ssh.service
• Temporarily start up
  sudo systemctl start ssh.socket
• Temporarily stop
  sudo systemctl stop ssh.socket
• Check status
  sudo systemctl status ssh.service
• Stop ssh service
  sudo systemctl stop ssh.service

Start xrdp

• Install
  sudo apt-get install xrdp
• Start
  sudo systemctl start xrdp
sudo systemctl start xrdp-sesman (don’t need this)
• Start on boot
  sudo systemctl enable xrdp
sudo systemctl enable xrdp-sesman (don’t need this)

Aliases

• Create aliases 
  nano ~/.bash_aliases
• e.g
  alias pinggoogle='ping google.com'
• Load
  . ~/.bashrc

Install git

• Install git
  sudo apt install git
• Clone
  git clone https://github.com/abc/xyz.git

Create a low privileged user

• Create a new user
  sudo adduser test
• Add to sudo group
  sudo usermod -aG sudo kim

Install terminal multiplexer tilix

• Install tilix
  sudo apt-get install tilix
• Launch
  tilix

Install other packages

• E.g. rfid
  sudo apt update && sudo apt install kali-linux-rfid

Install latest TOR

• Come back later
  
  

Config file sharing with syncthing

• Refer here
  https://apt.syncthing.net/
• Finally install
  sudo apt-get install syncthing
• Run for the first time
  syncthing

Install code editor

• Try atom

Explore USB Rubber Ducky

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