Category Archives: Ubuntu
How To Install Nessus On Ubuntu 20.04
In this tutorial you will be shown how to install and configure Tenable’s Nessus Vulnerability Scanner on Ubuntu 20.04.
Nessus is a tool that checks computers to find vulnerabilities that hackers COULD exploit. Nessus works by testing each port on a computer, determining what service it is running, and then testing this service to make sure there are no vulnerabilities in it that could be used by a hacker to carry out a malicious attack.
Server Requirements
- A local physical server or VPS with Ubuntu 20.04.
- Minimum of 4 CPU cores.
- Minimum of 4GB ram.
- Minimum of 30GB storage.
- Minimum of 1 Network Adapter
- Ability to SSH into server as Root user.
- Fully Patched Ubuntu Server
Now Let’s Install Nessus on Ubuntu 20.04
- Open your Browser and click on Nessus Downloads to review latest releases. In my case the latest release for this tutorial is Nessus-10.0.2-ubuntu1110_amd64.deb. Download the latest
How To Understand Ubuntu CPU Load
It’s really important to know what your Ubuntu CPU load averages mean. The three numbers represent an average over progressively longer periods of time (one, five, and fifteen-minute averages), and the lower the number, the better. The higher the number, the more overloaded your machine is. But what’s an acceptable range? When should you be concerned?
Lets Access The Ubuntu Server’s Processes
In this tutorial we will use the top command on Ubuntu. This is used to show the Linux processes. It provides a dynamic real-time view of the running system. Usually, this command shows the summary information of the system and the list of processes or threads which are currently managed by the Linux Kernel.
As soon as you will run this command it will open an interactive command mode where the top half portion will contain the statistics of processes and resource usage. And Lower half contains a … Read the rest
How To Backup Ubuntu 20.04 To Backblaze B2 Storage
In this tutorial I will be showing you how to install Duplicati Backup Software on Ubuntu 20.04 and then how to configure backups to store data into Backblaze B2 Storage. It is important to have backups of your Ubuntu 20.04 server because If your server gets hacked or corrupted you will lose everything. So it is best to install a 3rd party backup solution that transfers data to cloud storage.
In this tutorial we will be using the OS Ubuntu 20.04, Duplicati Backup Software and BackBlaze B2 Cloud Storage.
1. Lets get started with installing Duplicati Backup Software onto Ubuntu 20.04 by using the following commands one at a time.
wget https://updates.duplicati.com/beta/duplicati_2.0.5.1-1_all.deb sudo apt-get -f install -y sudo dpkg -i duplicati_2.0.5.1-1_all.deb
2. Alright so Duplicati is now installed but there are a few more things we need to do to get it working properly. Lets configure webservice … Read the rest
How To Install L2TP VPN On Ubuntu 20.04
In this tutorial I will be showing you how to install L2TP VPN On Ubuntu 20.04. I’m sure you have noticed while you were trying to configure L2TP VPN you were scratching your head why you couldn’t and the reason is because Ubuntu 20.04 does not have it installed by default.
With these following commands we will have L2TP VPN software installed in just a few moments.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nm-l2tp/network-manager-l2tp sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install network-manager-l2tp network-manager-l2tp-gnome
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How To Use Windows RDC To Remote Access Ubuntu 20.04
In this tutorial I will be showing you how use Windows Remote Desktop Connection to Remote Access Ubuntu 20.04. We will Install remote tools with a simple script.
- This is the first step in the process to enable remote access. Run the following command to install XRDP.
sudo apt install xrdp
2. In this step we are going to enable the XRDP service.
sudo systemctl enable --now xrdp
3. In this last step we are creating a rule to allow incoming traffic on port 3389.
sudo ufw allow from any to any port 3389 proto tcp
4. Now you need to find the IP address of the Ubuntu 20.04 computer. You will use this address to use the Windows Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) to connect into Ubuntu 20.04.
ifconfig
5. On your Windows computer open up Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) also previously known as Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). We will … Read the rest
How To Backup Ubuntu 18 To Backblaze B2 Storage
In this tutorial I will be showing you how to install Duplicati Backup Software on Ubuntu 18 and then how to configure backups to store data into Backblaze B2 Storage. It is important to have backups of your Ubuntu 18 server because If your server gets hacked or corrupted you will lose everything. So it is best to install a 3rd party backup solution that transfers data to cloud storage.
In this tutorial we will be using the OS Ubuntu 18, Duplicati Backup Software and BackBlaze B2 Cloud Storage.
1. Lets get started with installing Duplicati Backup Software onto Ubuntu 18 by using the following commands one at a time.
wget https://updates.duplicati.com/beta/duplicati_2.0.5.1-1_all.deb sudo apt-get -f install -y sudo dpkg -i duplicati_2.0.5.1-1_all.deb
2. Alright so Duplicati is now installed but there are a few more things we need to do to get it working properly. Lets configure webservice … Read the rest
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