Virtual Machine Software

• Two types of software available:
  1. Free-ware
  2. Pay-ware
• Various options are available for different operating systems
  • there is no best software, use the one that you prefer

VMWare Workstation Pro

• Payware Application
• Available for Linux and Windows
• Download: Accessible Here

VMWare Fusion

• Payware Application
• Available for Mac OS
• Download: Accessible Here

Oracle Virtual Box

• Freeware Application
• Available for Mac OS, Linux and Windows
• Download: Accessible Here

Software for Students

• Payware software available for free or a discounted price
• Available from OnTheHub
  • login using your Coventry University credentials

4061CEM Virtual Machine

• A single development environment for all students
  • no mismatched environments per student
  • easier for module staff to potentially debug any issues
• Pre-made VMs with the required tools for this module
• Provides a complete operating system with all tools for the module

Virtual Machine Tools and Software

• Operating System: Kali Linux
  • username: student
  • password: password
• Pre-installed Tools:
  • Python 3.x
  • JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate
  • Git

Virtual Machine Download

• Virtual Box: Download Here
• VMWare Workstation/Fusion: Download Here

Linux Commands (1)

pwd

• Finds the current working directory

$ pwd
  /mnt/c/Users/me/IdeaProjects/

ls

• Lists the files and directories inside the working directory

$ ls
  4061CEM  4061CEM_BruteForce  4061CEM_PortScanner  4061CEM_Transcoder

cat

• Displays the contents of a file
• Requires a filename to be provided that you want to display

$ cat data.csv
  name,age,course
  Ian,33,Computer Science
  Terry,Unknown,Computer Science

Linux Commands (2)

uname

• Displays the basic information about the operating system

$ uname
  Linux

man

• Displays the manual page for a command
• Requires a command to be provided that you want the manual page for

$ man uname
  UNAME(1)                                                                              User Commands                                                                              UNAME(1)     

  NAME
         uname - print system information
  
  SYNOPSIS
   Manual page uname(1) line 1 (press h for help or q to quit

Linux Commands (3)

cd

• Traverses to another directory
• Requires a directory name or path to be provided

/home/ian$ cd test
/home/ian/test$ 

cd ..

• Traverses back a directory

/home/ian/test$ cd ..
/home/ian$ 

cp

• Copies a file
• Requires the filename and extension to be copied, and the new filename (or path) it is being copied to

$ cp data.csv data1.csv
$ cp data.csv /home/ian/data_storage/data1.csv

Linux Commands (4)

mv

• Moves a file from location \(a\) to location \(b\)
• Requires the filename and extension to be moved, and the path it is being moving to
  • can also be used to re-name files

$ mv data.csv /home/ian/data_storage
$ mv data.csv data1.csv

mkdir

• Creates a new directory on the system
• Requires the name of the directory you want to create
  • can also be used to create a subdirectory inside another directory

$ mkdir test
$ mkdir test/subtest

rmdir

• Removes a directory from the system
• Requires the name of the directory you want to remove

$ rmdir test/subtest
$ rmdir test

Linux Commands (5)

rm

• Removes a file from the system
• Requires a filename that you want to remove

$ rm data.csv

rm -rf

• Removes a file or directories from the system
  • does it recursively and forcibly
• Requires a filename or directory that you want to remove

$ rm -rf data.csv
$ rm -rf test/

touch

• Creates an empty file on the system
• Requires a filename and extension to be provided

$ touch new_data.csv

Linux Commands (6)

echo

• Often used to send data to a file

$ echo "Hello World" > new_data.csv 
$ cat new_data.csv
  Hello World

• Can also be used to echo text to the terminal window

$ echo "Hello World" 
  Hello World

sudo

• Runs a script with root privileges (administrator)
• Requires the command that you want to run as root
  • will also require the password for current user
  • that is if it has administrative privileges

$ sudo apt install git

Linux Commands (7)

wget

• Downloads a file or webpage from the internet
• Requires a URL to the file or webpage you want to download

$ wget https://www.google.com

ps ux

• Runs a list of all running processes on the machine

$ ps ux 
  USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
  ian         14  0.0  0.0   9320  5500 pts/0    Ss+  08:34   0:00 -bash
  ian       2811  0.0  0.0   9224  5400 pts/1    Ss   09:45   0:00 -bash
  ian       3449  0.0  0.0  10456  3240 pts/1    R+   10:02   0:00 ps ux

Linux Commands (8)

kill

• Used to kill a running process
• Requires the PID of the process you want to kill
  • can be obtained from the previous command ps ux

$ ps ux 
  USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
  ian         14  0.0  0.0   9320  5500 pts/0    Ss+  08:34   0:00 -bash
  ian       2811  0.0  0.0   9224  5400 pts/1    Ss   09:45   0:00 -bash
  ian       3531  0.0  0.0   6996  2464 pts/1    S+    10:04   0:00 nano test.txt
  ian       3533  1.5  0.0  21244  9792 pts/1    S+    10:04   0:00 vi test.txt
  ian       3534  0.0  0.0  10456  3280 pts/1    R+   10:04   0:00 ps ux
$ kill 3531
$ kill 3533
$ ps ux 
  USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
  ian         14  0.0  0.0   9320  5500 pts/0    Ss+  08:34   0:00 -bash
  ian       2811  0.0  0.0   9224  5400 pts/1    Ss   09:45   0:00 -bash
  ian       3534  0.0  0.0  10456  3280 pts/1    R+   10:04   0:00 ps ux