Qubes OS Installation issue with Virtual Box

1.    I have a habit of running most of the Operating systems in Virtual Environment(mostly Virtual Box) that I keep experimenting with.Till date I have had no issues running anyone of them inside Virtual Box including Ubuntu,Fedora ,Mint,BackBox , BackTrack ,Metasploit , Windows , Pentoo ,Knoppix ,Chromium OS, Arch Linux , Open Suse, Red Hat etc....in fact the list goes on.But whilst exploring the QUBES OS today...I found the Virtual Box unable to run it...and always getting the following screens :

2.   Qubes is a security-oriented operating system (OS) and an extract from the installation advise is shown below : 

Extract produced below :

Note: We don’t recommend installing Qubes in a virtual machine! It will likely not work. Please don’t send emails asking about it. You can, however, install it on an external USB hard drive and run from it, at least for testing.

3.  But further to my surprise,I found via Google searches that this OS works fine with VMWare workstation player.And after I tried it,I found it works perfectly fine as I show it in my next post.I though couldn't find a resolve or any kind of solution to run it fine on the Virtual Box but then till the time VMware workstation performs the task,I am ok :-)

VMware Workstation Player installation @UBUNTU 16.04 LTS

 1.    VMware Workstation Player is a virtualization software package for x64 computers running Microsoft Windows or Linux, supplied free of charge by VMware, Inc. VMware Player can run existing virtual appliances and create its own virtual machines and uses the same virtualization core as VMware Workstation, a similar program with more features, but not free of charge. VMware Player is available for personal non-commercial use, or for distribution or other use by written agreement. VMware, Inc. does not formally support Player, but there is an active community website for discussing and resolving issues, and a knowledge base.

2.   This post brings out few steps with screenshots and source details of download for the VMWare workstation version for Linux. The bundle package can be downloaded at https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_player/12_0

3.   The file I downloaded from the above link is 

VMware-Player-12.1.1-3770994.x86_64.bundle

4.   Few steps to install this file further involves going to the terminal and executing the following commands :

chmod a+x VMware-Player-12.1.1-3770994.x86_64.bundle

the next step

sudo ./VMware-Player-12.1.1-3770994.x86_64.bundle

 this is followed with the following gui shots :

Ready to roll..........

BackBox Linux 4.5 : Running Live@ The latest release

1.   BackBox Linux is a penetration testing and security assessment oriented Linux distribution providing a network and systems analysis toolkit. It includes some of the most commonly known/used security and analysis tools, aiming for a wide spread of goals, ranging from web application analysis to network analysis, stress tests, sniffing, vulnerability assessment, computer forensic analysis, automotive and exploitation. It has been built on Ubuntu core system yet fully customized, designed to be one of the best Penetration testing and security distribution and more.

2.    The BackBox Team has recently announced the updated release of BackBox Linux, the version 4.5!.In this release few special new features have been included to keep BackBox up to date with last developments in security world. Tools such as OpenVAS and Automotive Analysis will make a big difference. BackBox 4.5 comes also with Kernel 4.2.The ISO images (32bit & 64bit) can be downloaded from the following location: http://www.backbox.org/downloads.

3.    The post gives u an overall view of running live image with screen shots as seen whilst installing in Virtual Box.

 Here is seen the first view of the distro image as it runs live :

 Drop downs with menu offered seen in below screen shots :

What's new
 

- Preinstalled Linux Kernel 4.2

- System improvements

- Upstream components

- Bug corrections

- Performance boost

- Improved Anonymous mode

- Predisposition to BackBox Cloud platform

- New and updated hacking tools: wpscan, knockpy, nmap, zaproxy, set, guymanager, sqlmap, apktool, hashcat, can-utils, binwalk, openvas, phishing-frenzy, etc.

System requirements
 

- 32-bit or 64-bit processor

- 512 MB of system memory (RAM)

- 10 GB of disk space for installation

- Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution

- DVD-ROM drive or USB port (2 GB)

Upgrading to Xenial Xerus 16.04 LTS Ubuntu from 15.10 : 3 Steps

1.   While most of us might already be satisfactorily running the Ubuntu 15.10 version, now when the LTS version is out,I am sharing here few steps to smoothly upgrade to the 16.04 LTS Version that's Xenial Xerus.

STEP 1

Check the present state of your OS if it is updated or not.

 Click on Install updates to ensure that you see the message System Up-to-Date

Step 2

- Open “Software & Updates” in Settings.
- Select the “Updates” tab in the window.
- Checkbox Pre-released updates as seen below in the shot below :
- Check “Notify me of a new Ubuntu version” to “For any new version”

 Step 3

Type the following command at the Terminal : sudo do-release-upgrade

 ...the following screens are seen whilst the upgrade.It takes about a while depending on your internet speed.Just wait till you see a message asking for reboot.

 Confirmation as seen below :

OwnCloud Installation : Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

1.     OwnCloud is a suite of client-server software for creating file hosting services and using them. For those who have been traditionally hooked to the pirated copies of Windows Server Softwares or used to crashing regulars of MS Server 2008 or even 2012 and later,I would rate this suite much better w.r.t simplicity of installation,less of configuration issues and the best part being open-source with lots of options for the user.I got introduced to it via a friend Nagraj and have been percolating in my circle since.

2.     OwnCloud is functionally very similar to the widely used Dropbox, with the primary functional difference being that OwnCloud is free and open-source, and thereby allowing anyone to install and operate it without charge on a private server, with no limits on storage space (except for disk capacity or account quota) or the number of connected clients.This post will give a stepped screenshot for installing the same on a Ubuntu 14.04 LTS version machine.

3.    The installation ahead has been done in a Virtual environment(I used Virtual Box) with the following setup :

First Virtual Machine : Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bit with 2 GB RAM.This machine will be installed with the Owncloud server part.

Second Virtual Machine : Windows 7/32 bit 2 GB .This machine will be used as the client part who will be able to access the own cloud via web interface.

Installation

Firstly , the ethernet settings that come default to a new machine in UBUNTU are seen below.We will configure this later during installation.

 As we see localhost which currently has been not configured,we see the following screen :

 So,the first step is to visit link at https://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=isv:ownCloud:community&package=owncloud

 Look for the mention of xUbuntu 14.04 as below :

 Go to Terminal and type :

sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:/ownCloud:/community/xUbuntu_14.04/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud.list"

 sudo apt-get update

wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:community/xUbuntu_14.04/Release.key

 sudo apt-key add - < Release.key

 sudo apt-get install owncloud

 ...as it fetches,the screen keeps showing you thousands of lines of terminal commands being executed as below :

 the screen prompts for a root user sql password as below :

 continues installation part...

 and finally the screen scroll gets over with the installation and is seen like this :

Check the local host and u get this screen showing the Apache2 Ubuntu default page.

 and then you type at the web address : localhost/owncloud and you get the screen as below :

 Click storage and database link below the login

 Enter the sql root user and password as set earlier and click Finish setup and you get the successful login interface of admin as below :

 Meanwhile lets configure the network settings as below in the Ubuntu machine :

 The windows client networking addresses are configured as below :

 The network addresses for the Ubuntu machine are configured as below :

 Now from the client web browser ,try and access the server by typing the IP address/owncloud and you will likely get the following screen.

To resolve the issue we need to add this IP address in the trusted domain in the config.php file as seen below.The location of this config.php file is at /var/www/owncloud/config

 and you refresh the windows browser and you ready to go....

For any clarifications whilst installation you are free to comment here...reply assured asap. :-)