Linux Basics for Hackers: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali
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Summary
This practical， tutorial-style book uses the Kali Linux distribution to teach Linux basics with a focus on how hackers would use them。 Topics include Linux command line basics， filesystems， networking， BASH basics， package management， logging， and the Linux kernel and drivers。
If you're getting started along the exciting path of hacking， cybersecurity， and pentesting， Linux Basics for Hackers is an excellent first step。 Using Kali Linux， an advanced penetration testing distribution of Linux， you'll learn the basics of using the Linux operating system and acquire the tools and techniques you'll need to take control of a Linux environment。
First， you'll learn how to install Kali on a virtual machine and get an introduction to basic Linux concepts。 Next， you'll tackle broader Linux topics like manipulating text， controlling file and directory permissions， and managing user environment variables。 You'll then focus in on foundational hacking concepts like security and anonymity and learn scripting skills with bash and Python。 Practical tutorials and exercises throughout will reinforce and test your skills as you learn how to:
- Cover your tracks by changing your network information and manipulating the rsyslog logging utility
- Write a tool to scan for network connections， and connect and listen to wireless networks
- Keep your internet activity stealthy using Tor， proxy servers， VPNs， and encrypted email
- Write a bash script to scan open ports for potential targets
- Use and abuse services like MySQL， Apache web server， and OpenSSH
- Build your own hacking tools， such as a remote video spy camera and a password cracker
Hacking is complex， and there is no single way in。 Why not start at the beginning with Linux Basics for Hackers？
If you're getting started along the exciting path of hacking， cybersecurity， and pentesting， Linux Basics for Hackers is an excellent first step。 Using Kali Linux， an advanced penetration testing distribution of Linux， you'll learn the basics of using the Linux operating system and acquire the tools and techniques you'll need to take control of a Linux environment。
First， you'll learn how to install Kali on a virtual machine and get an introduction to basic Linux concepts。 Next， you'll tackle broader Linux topics like manipulating text， controlling file and directory permissions， and managing user environment variables。 You'll then focus in on foundational hacking concepts like security and anonymity and learn scripting skills with bash and Python。 Practical tutorials and exercises throughout will reinforce and test your skills as you learn how to:
- Cover your tracks by changing your network information and manipulating the rsyslog logging utility
- Write a tool to scan for network connections， and connect and listen to wireless networks
- Keep your internet activity stealthy using Tor， proxy servers， VPNs， and encrypted email
- Write a bash script to scan open ports for potential targets
- Use and abuse services like MySQL， Apache web server， and OpenSSH
- Build your own hacking tools， such as a remote video spy camera and a password cracker
Hacking is complex， and there is no single way in。 Why not start at the beginning with Linux Basics for Hackers？
Reviews
Thịnh Nguyễn
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A good book for starting to learn Linux and a little bit of hacking。
Mark
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Very solid for people with little to no Linux experience。 If you have some already you can breeze through it quickly and pick up some things you might have missed。 There were a few typos in commands "services" vs "service" and a few others that I wish they went a touch deeper in。 Very solid for people with little to no Linux experience。 If you have some already you can breeze through it quickly and pick up some things you might have missed。 There were a few typos in commands "services" vs "service" and a few others that I wish they went a touch deeper in。 。。。more
Mick Petzold
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Discusses use of Kali Linux， a pen testing Linux distribution。 Instead of being written from the perspective of the System Administrator， it is written from the perspective of a hacker。 Two sides of the same coin， really。 Good use of geek humor。 Learned quite a bit about covering tracks and keeping anonymity as much as possible in today's cyber world。 Discusses use of Kali Linux， a pen testing Linux distribution。 Instead of being written from the perspective of the System Administrator， it is written from the perspective of a hacker。 Two sides of the same coin， really。 Good use of geek humor。 Learned quite a bit about covering tracks and keeping anonymity as much as possible in today's cyber world。 。。。more
Sam
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If there's ever been a book that one should "get introduced to penetration testing " with， I have a feeling it should be this one。The book covers a broad swath of the basics of Linux systems without sacrificing essentials while making penetration testing really fun。 It luls the reader unconsciously into the culture that resides within hacking overall。Was sadly using a VM and as such didnt have some tutorials pan out for me the way they should have。 Irregardless， it was quite the hands on read。 O If there's ever been a book that one should "get introduced to penetration testing " with， I have a feeling it should be this one。The book covers a broad swath of the basics of Linux systems without sacrificing essentials while making penetration testing really fun。 It luls the reader unconsciously into the culture that resides within hacking overall。Was sadly using a VM and as such didnt have some tutorials pan out for me the way they should have。 Irregardless， it was quite the hands on read。 Off To The Next One！ 。。。more
Daneel Lynn
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雖然是駭客寫的，但本書內容只有Linux操作，完全沒駭客手法（只有在說明時稍微提及可以怎麼下手而已）。我雖然沒摸過Linux而且超過20年沒在線上管系統，但當年玩過Sun OS 和 FreeBSD 的經驗足以看出本書的「基本」。
Shatha Hanya
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a very useful book that was written in an excellent way with covering for all topics that lead the beginner to more practical way！ i really recommend this book cause it combines networking， programming， and cybersecurity
G3M
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This book has been a bible for me。 Truly has made me feel like a command line ninja。
Mayur Sinha
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Good for beginners not for advanced users but nevertheless learned some useful concepts and commands。
Diego
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muy interesante
Kubilay Sarıbardak
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First of all， I would like to point out that the book is not for experts。When I compare it with other hackers books I have read， I cannot say that there are differences in terms of the subject in the first parts， but especially the last 4-5 chapters showed why the book is important。 These sections gone deep into Linux and showed detailed applications （for example， browser and password cracker to monitor TCP / IP connections）。 In summary， the topics mentioned in the book are written carefully and First of all， I would like to point out that the book is not for experts。When I compare it with other hackers books I have read， I cannot say that there are differences in terms of the subject in the first parts， but especially the last 4-5 chapters showed why the book is important。 These sections gone deep into Linux and showed detailed applications （for example， browser and password cracker to monitor TCP / IP connections）。 In summary， the topics mentioned in the book are written carefully and with the thought of how the other side can better understand。 。。。more
Leo
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It's a good book for Linux beginners， however it might be viewed from another angle:The author tried to attract readers by using too many "hackings" "spy" "hackers"， etc。， but always says "how to do 。。。。 is beyond the scope of this book"。 So， he gave all the Linux basics in the name of a hacker。 But what the author really wrote had almost nothing to do with hacking itself。 So， the title was fancy but not "real"。Well， on the other hand if you think from the author's point of view， no one will buy It's a good book for Linux beginners， however it might be viewed from another angle:The author tried to attract readers by using too many "hackings" "spy" "hackers"， etc。， but always says "how to do 。。。。 is beyond the scope of this book"。 So， he gave all the Linux basics in the name of a hacker。 But what the author really wrote had almost nothing to do with hacking itself。 So， the title was fancy but not "real"。Well， on the other hand if you think from the author's point of view， no one will buy another book about "Linux Basics for beginners"， right？ 。。。more
Emilio
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Great book even if you have some experience with Kali Linux。 It covered some things that I was less familiar with like environment variables， modules， and bluetooth enumeration。
Mojtaba Tajik
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This book is a great starting point to Linux family。 All the important basics are covered very clear。
Landis
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The title of the book could also be "Linux Basics。。。for Anyone Starting Out in Linux"。 Apart from a couple of scanning scripts and the names of some of the preloaded utilities in Kali， the book isn't a guide to hacking。 As the title says， it's about the basics that someone would need to know about Linux if they were going to perform hacking/pentesting using Kali。 The mention of Kali is a bit misleading as well。 Though the book's examples are all Debian-based， there are few instructions that can' The title of the book could also be "Linux Basics。。。for Anyone Starting Out in Linux"。 Apart from a couple of scanning scripts and the names of some of the preloaded utilities in Kali， the book isn't a guide to hacking。 As the title says， it's about the basics that someone would need to know about Linux if they were going to perform hacking/pentesting using Kali。 The mention of Kali is a bit misleading as well。 Though the book's examples are all Debian-based， there are few instructions that can't just as easily apply to any other Debian distro。 Having said that， though， the book does deliver what it promises （if you don't read too much into the title。。。and the picture on the cover）。 It's a very clear introduction to basic Linux skills and would be a great first book for anyone brand new to Linux and wanting to use it for any purpose。 。。。more
Scott
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I am not an aspiring hacker， but I work with an Oracle database that lives in a Linux environment， and this ebook was part of a Humble Bundle I got a while back for some light Python reading， so I figured "What the hell， maybe I'll learn something。"And I did， but I found this took shallow dives into too many deep topics。 I'm not really sure who it's for。 It would have been better off going deeper into Linux without needing to graze so many areas， or going into far more depth on security， encrypt I am not an aspiring hacker， but I work with an Oracle database that lives in a Linux environment， and this ebook was part of a Humble Bundle I got a while back for some light Python reading， so I figured "What the hell， maybe I'll learn something。"And I did， but I found this took shallow dives into too many deep topics。 I'm not really sure who it's for。 It would have been better off going deeper into Linux without needing to graze so many areas， or going into far more depth on security， encryption， etc。 without being bound by the novice-level O/S knowledge requirement。There were also times when the Kali shell it has you set up is not capable of replicating the examples in their environment， so thanks Stack Overflow for helping with that。 Just could've used more editing。It also assumed I have a Raspberry Pi sitting around。 I do， but I wasn't wiping out my collection of Looney Tunes and Barbie NES games for this。So yeah， for a super surface-level intro to some fun topics， it's fine。 It does an okay job of pointing you in the direction of further study。 I， not needing to be a hacker， will pass。 Though I have to admit I contemplated stashing a spycam in my upstairs neighbor's apartment to see what the hell he's stomping around doing at 5:30 every morning。 I'm pretty sure I could get into his place。。。 。。。more
Ronnie Twist
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Decent intro to Kali distro with a quick review of linux commands to ease the newbies in。
Adam
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This book really covers a broad variety of information but didn't quite touch on some of the things I wished。 As the author stated it really is intended for the beginning Linux user。 The book was well written and I only wished I had looked at something like this when I started programming 10 years ago。 This book really covers a broad variety of information but didn't quite touch on some of the things I wished。 As the author stated it really is intended for the beginning Linux user。 The book was well written and I only wished I had looked at something like this when I started programming 10 years ago。 。。。more
Neko Gawr
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Rating of 4。5/5 An amazing book that any future cybersecurity or IT person should read to get more into making their company/business more efficient and just learning ins and outs of Kali and Linux OS
Daniel Blazquez
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As the title indicates， the audience is users with little to now knowledge of Linux。 In this sense， the book does a great job covering the basics -regardless of the "hacking" subtitle。 However， it is helpful in the sense that it covers Kali， an offensive security Linux distribution preferred in cybersecurity circles， and each chapter includes a few general guidelines on computer offensive security。 A fun and quick read！ As the title indicates， the audience is users with little to now knowledge of Linux。 In this sense， the book does a great job covering the basics -regardless of the "hacking" subtitle。 However， it is helpful in the sense that it covers Kali， an offensive security Linux distribution preferred in cybersecurity circles， and each chapter includes a few general guidelines on computer offensive security。 A fun and quick read！ 。。。more
Surya Lanka
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Basics covered As the name suggests pretty basic stuff and they are covered well。 Nothing new。 For advanced users try something else。
Aann While
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