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About Ahmed Tawfik

Cybersecurity Professional, Systems Engineer, OSS & Linux Geek

How to add Ubuntu Server to a Windows Active Directory

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

Setup: Server: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS 64-bit pbis-open version: 8.3 First of all, install these packages: libpam-winbind (available in repository) nfs-common (available in repository) pbis-open (download latest version from http://download1.beyondtrust.com/Technical-Support/Downloads/PowerBroker-Identity-Services-Open-Edition/?Pass=True) Now that you have all the necessary packages, you have to … Continue reading →

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How to install vmware-tools and use shared folders on an Ubuntu VM inside VMWare Workstation 12 Pro

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

Although when you I tried to enable the guest additions using the suggested open-vm-tools, it doesn’t run correctly and I’ve been unable to use shared folders between the host and guest in order to copy some files. I accordingly used the … Continue reading →

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Getting VMWare Workstation 12 Pro to work on Ubuntu Wily (15.10)

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

Just add this line to the  “/usr/bin/vmware” file: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH immediately after the “export PRODUCT_NAME bla bla bla” line. That’s it! Enjoy! Source: http://askubuntu.com/questions/689123/vmware-wont-work-after-ubuntu-upgrade

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Setting the CPU Governor to Performance on Ubuntu Wily (15.10)

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

Hi, I prefer to always set the CPU to the performance governor as it always boosts my computer’s performance: Update: The kernel module loaded by default that controls the cpu frequency in Ubuntu Wily’s kernel is “linux_pstate”. You have to … Continue reading →

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How to change the hostname in RHEL7

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

At last, Red Hat has decided to act like other distros to change the hostname of the server in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. In older Red Hat releases, changing the hostname required modifying the  “/etc/sysconfig/network” configuration file and edit … Continue reading →

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