Author Archives: Ahmed Tawfik

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About Ahmed Tawfik

Cybersecurity Professional, Systems Engineer, OSS & Linux Geek

Quran Study Tool For Ubuntu

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Ahmed Tawfik

Here is a very nice application for those who wish to read the Quran on their Ubuntu box along with search, bookmarking and ability to add translation capabilities: You can get the application by simply typing “sudo apt-get install zekr” … Continue reading →

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Alarm Clock Application for Linux

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Ahmed Tawfik

“Alarm Clock” is a very handy application that I recently discovered in one of my favorite sources of Ubuntu software (getdeb.net), it has the following features: Resides in the notification area (and can start minimized, i.e. you can easily configure … Continue reading →

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Configuring Java Environment Variables on Ubuntu Gutsy

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Ahmed Tawfik

The default command line interface for Ubuntu Linux is called bash (Bourne Again Shell), and in order to add Java environment variables, we will edit a file named “.bashrc” and add our commands inside, here we go: Edit the “.bashrc” … Continue reading →

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Cracking Windows Passwords in Ubuntu using ophcrack

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Ahmed Tawfik

I really can’t believe what happened :S :S :S, I just downloaded a software called” ophcrack” within my Ubuntu installation, and it could – in less than a minute – find out the password I use for my administrator account … Continue reading →

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Bluetooth and Wireless Ad-hoc Networks Problems Solved

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Ahmed Tawfik

Now and finally I can say that my Ubuntu setup is PERFECT: Easily connect to any wirelss network; infrastructure and ad-hoc, thanks to ndiswrapper 🙂 Send and receive bluetooth files as well as browse any bluetooth device using Nautilus (latest … Continue reading →

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