Tag Archives: Linux

Kali Desktop in a VM: Have a better desktop experience

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Ahmed Tawfik

Well, this issue has been bothering me for a while. If you have Kali Linux Desktop on a Virtual Machine (VMware Workstation or VirtualBox for example), and you have a low-resolution screen, you won’t feel that much, however, if you … Continue reading →

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How to get rid of GLib-GIO-ERROR **: Settings schema ‘***’ does not contain a key on Gnome 40+

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Ahmed Tawfik

In case you mess up the schema for any reason and you are no longer able to open the Gnome settings, e.g. gnome-control-center, just do the following and then logout and back in (or simply reboot): rm .config/dconf/user That’s it! … Continue reading →

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How to reset root user password in MySQL 5.7+

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Ahmed Tawfik

Was too busy and haven’t written anything for quite a while! Anyway, here is how to reset the root user password in MySQL 5.7 and later in a nutshell! service mysql stop mkdir -p /var/run/mysqld chown mysql:mysql /var/run/mysqld mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables … Continue reading →

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Create a filesystem report with Python

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Ahmed Tawfik

In many cases, data accumulates over time, and a lot of this data is not being accessed at all, sometimes for years. Accordingly, it would be great if you could create a report that shows which data, the last access … Continue reading →

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Fix QT Apps scaling issue on hidpi screens on Ubuntu

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Ahmed Tawfik

On my 5k screen, all QT apps look very tiny, such as keepassxc and Virtualbox. The best solution I found was adding the following to your .profile to autoscale at a ratio of 2 (you can change it to your … Continue reading →

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