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Create a new Virtual Machine in VMWare with preferred specs:
Processors: 1 CPU - 2 Cores
CD: use the Parrot Installer .iso image file - - and check Connect at power on
Edit virtual machine and Remove: Printer
Boot the virtual machine and proceed with the
First Boot & Update
Disable CD Connect at power on
Open the Terminal and run the command
sudo parrot-upgrade
# or
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
bash alias - Update packages
cp /root/.bashrc ~
nano ~/.bashrc
Append the following text with the necessary commands to update all packages:
# Upgrade all packages and remove unused packages
alias updateos='sudo -- sh -c "sudo apt update && sudo apt -y upgrade && sudo apt -y autoremove"'
Download and add hacking platforms .ovpn files and set up OpenVpn aliases
cd
mkdir htb tcm pwnx
# Copy every .ovpn file in the respective dir
# OpenVpn Aliases
alias htbvpn='sudo openvpn --config ~/htb/htb.ovpn --daemon'
alias thmvpn='sudo openvpn --config ~/thm/thm.ovpn --daemon'
alias pwnxvpn='sudo openvpn --config ~/pwnx/pwnx.ovpn --daemon'
alias killopenvpn='sudo pkill openvpn'
Reload the bash configuration:
Configurations
Basic config
# Timezone
sudo unlink /etc/localtime
sudo ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Rome /etc/localtime
sudo timedatectl set-timezone "Europe/Rome"
# GRUB Timeout
sudo sed -E '/^GRUB_TIMEOUT=/s/=(.*)/=1/' -i /etc/default/grub
sudo update-grub
# Chrony NTP
sudo apt install -y chrony
sudo systemctl enable --now chrony
sudo systemctl status chrony --no-pager
sudo timedatectl status
SSH keys
# Host ssh keys
sudo /bin/rm -v /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
sudo dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server
sudo systemctl restart ssh
# User ssh key pair
cd
mkdir -p ~/.ssh
cd ~/.ssh
ssh-keygen -t ed25519
# Type a secure passphrase when asked
chmod 700 ~/.ssh
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/*
# Add the SSH private key to the ssh-agent
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" && ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
cd
mkdir -p $HOME/.local/share/fonts
cd $HOME/.local/share/fonts
curl -fLO https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/latest/download/JetBrainsMono.zip
unzip JetBrainsMono.zip
rm JetBrainsMono.zip
fc-cache -fv
Zsh & Oh-My-Zsh
sudo apt install -y apt-transport-https btop curl duf eza fastfetch flameshot gdu htop locate nano net-tools pipx software-properties-common speedtest-cli sshpass terminator tmux tor tree ugrep vlc wget
sudo sh -c '
wget -qO- https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/sublimehq-archive.gpg &&
echo "deb [arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)" signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/sublimehq-archive.gpg] https://download.sublimetext.com/ apt/stable/" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.list &&
apt update &&
apt install -y sublime-text
'
# APT DEB822 source format
sudo sh -c '
wget -qO - https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg | tee /usr/share/keyrings/sublimehq-pub.asc > /dev/null
cat <<EOF > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.sources
Types: deb
URIs: https://download.sublimetext.com/
Suites: apt/stable/
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/sublimehq-pub.asc
EOF
apt update &&
apt install sublime-text
'
Run it with subl command.
sudo apt install -y terminator
From the System / Preferences / Personal / Preferred Applications menu, set terminator as the default terminal to use
sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator
Go to Preferences - Global and set Window state to Maximized
Go to Preferences - Profiles - General and set the Font to Monotspace Regular 16.
Go to Preferences - Profiles - Background and set the Background transparency as you like.
Go to Preferences - Profiles - Scrolling and set the checkmark on Infinite Scrollback.
The same above preferences can be configure within the following config file
touch ~/.config/terminator/config
# Basic layout with custom font
cat > "$HOME/.config/terminator/config" << 'EOF'
[global_config]
window_state = maximise
[keybindings]
[profiles]
[[default]]
font = JetBrainsMono Nerd Font Mono 16
foreground_color = "#f6f5f4"
show_titlebar = False
scrollback_infinite = True
disable_mousewheel_zoom = True
use_system_font = False
[layouts]
[[default]]
[[[window0]]]
type = Window
parent = ""
[[[child1]]]
type = Terminal
parent = window0
[plugins]
EOF
ALT+T is a keyboard shortcut already configured in ParrotOS. It should open the terminator with your configured layout.
sudo sh -c '
apt install -y curl
curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)" signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libu/libu2f-host/libu2f-udev_1.1.10-3.2_all.deb
dpkg -i libu2f-udev_1.1.10-3.2_all.deb
apt update && apt install -y brave-browser
rm -rf libu2f-udev_1.1.10-3.2_all.deb
'
wget -qO - https://apt.packages.shiftkey.dev/gpg.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/shiftkey-packages.gpg > /dev/null
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/shiftkey-packages.gpg] https://apt.packages.shiftkey.dev/ubuntu/ any main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/shiftkey-packages.list'
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y github-desktop
❗ Already present in ParrotOS, if not, follow the commands below
sudo wget -q https://gitlab.com/paulcarroty/vscodium-deb-rpm-repo/raw/master/pub.gpg && sudo mv pub.gpg /usr/share/keyrings/vscodium-archive-keyring.asc
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/vscodium-archive-keyring.asc ] https://paulcarroty.gitlab.io/vscodium-deb-rpm-repo/debs vscodium main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscodium.list'
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y codium
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y curl apt-transport-https software-properties-common ca-certificates gnupg
packages=("docker.io" "docker-doc" "docker-compose" "podman-docker" "containerd" "runc")
for pkg in "${packages[@]}"; do
sudo apt remove "$pkg" -y
done &&
sudo sh -c '
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker.gpg &&
chmod a+r /usr/share/keyrings/docker.gpg &&
echo "deb [arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)" signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian bullseye stable" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list &&
apt update &&
apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin &&
sudo gpasswd -a "${USER}" docker
'
# Disable the services at boot
sudo systemctl disable docker.service containerd.service
# still has docker.socket active to start the Docker service only when necessary
# Test
docker run hello-world
