How to hack a wifi network(WEP / WPA2) using linux (in my case ubuntu)

To hack the wifi password with WEP/WPA2, you gonna need following programs.

1. reaver - This is free tools which can be downloaded on linux for free by typing following command on linux terminal

$ sudo apt-get install reaver

2. aircrack-ng - It is also a free tool for linux and is also available for windows, it can downloaded by using dollowing command

$ sudo apt-get install aircrack-ng


This hacking method used bruteforce, that means it is going to take lot of time, may be sometimes a day, but will surely provide you with the password unlike the dictionary hack, which it inefficient if the password is not made by words in dictionary.
For those, who don't know what brute force, dictionary or rainbow hack is?
Brute Force is very old fashioned and efficient way of hacking but time consuming. It tries every possible combination of words, letters, symbols, numbers and finally gave the password.
Dictionary hack uses the dictionary for hacking the password, it tries all the combination of words available in dictionary and if the password is combination of dictionary words, then this method is the best method to hack any password.
Rainbow hack is somewhat the combination of rainbow and brute force, it removes certain words to be searched for password based on the dictionary and it is thus more efficient than brute force and dictionary hack, in general cases.

Now to hack the wifi password, follow the following steps.

1.  First open the wlan port where you will hack your wifi, this is done by following command on the terminal
$ airmon-ng start wlan0

2. Now, we have to list all the wifi network available
$ airodump-ng mon0

3. Now copy the bssid of the wifi network you want to hack and use in iplace of <bssid> in following command
$ reaver -i mon0 -b <bssid>

Now, the brute force will start and password will be hacked in sometime, depending on the length and complexity of password.

How to remove proxy from the linux terminal

As linux has become one of the major platforms in the computer systems. But it is still far from being perfect like windows or mac. It works, but sometimes it just don't. But it is still the best when it comes to Character User Interface(CUI). Sure, Windows and Mac also provide terminal, but they are simply not as developed as of ubuntu or any linux.

Since its launch it has come a long way down the road. But still today, it not the perfect or simplest platform to work, its graphical interface still face lot of problems. One if its problem is changing the proxy.

When proxy is changed from the network settings , from the settings applications, sometimes it doesn't apply to linux terminal or even the browser. No matter how many times system proxy is changed or restarted it just doesn't work. Method to change the proxy through is simple and it always works, all you have to do is follow following steps.

1.  Firstly you have to gain the root access of the system. You can achieve that by su command or sudo su, and then entering your user password if you have never done it before.

2. #cd /etc/apt

3. There will be a file located named "apt.conf"

4. Open the file by #nano apt.conf

5. In this you file all your proxy for various http, https, ftp connections proxy would be mentioned.

6. Change the proxy, to your desired configuration.

7. Save the file and now your new settings will be implimented to the entire system.

Hope it helped, if still any problem occurs, feel free to contact me.

Which is best linux distro?

This is a topic which will surely create some controversy. Everyone have different views regarding the various distros of the linux. Even the topic is highly subjective, I have tried to put various distros of the linux in different category for the best distro of that category.

Most Popular

Why does it matter which distros are most popular? They generally offer more resources: larger free software repositories, more tutorials, better doc, more support, and active forums.

Well, the title of most popular is taken by Ubuntu which also include Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Gubuntu and others. Canonical claims 22 millions ubuntu users and 1.3 million servers running Ubuntu and 22000 new users joining each month.

The next spot in this category will surely be Red Hat.The Red Hat family includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Fedora, Oracle Linux, and others. I've seen estimates that Red Hat has over 12 million users and Fedora over 1 million. Red Hat is the first billion dollar Linux company

Most User Friendly

The first spot according to me, should go to Mint. Well, Mint is based on Ubuntu, but still is provides far more different user environment than regular ubuntu. Since it is based on Ubuntu, it also enjoys the perks of Ubuntu that include huge software repositories, a familiar system, a big user community, etc. Mint protected their user by providing with the mate and cinnamon. The former is contribution of GNOME 2 interface and latter have GNOME 3 interface.

Many other distros can also cite the spot of most user friendly, but Mint philosophy of capitalizing on Ubuntu while addressing its shortcomings is a winner.

Best Live Distro

The live OS is that which can run right from any bootable flash drive and include all features of a OS to maintain and work on the system.

The first place in this category should be taken by Puppy Linux. This distro can run on any computer right from the flash drive without even the need for installing it. It can run systems that even have some component broken or very laggy computers or systems with lot of restrictions.

It is the distro with just 130 MB of download size, it can run entirely from the memory of the system, at least 256 MB.

Best for older Computers 

If you have an older PC, like a Pentium IV or III, (or even a II!) you need a distro that will run on minimal hardware. It should also be tested on older machines. Puppy Linux fits the bill. It can make your old Windows XP or 98 computer useful again.

Many distros theoretically run on older hardware but they don't have a large user community running mature systems. Join the Puppy forum and you'll see that you're in the right place. 

Best Office Desktop

The office desktop requires the most out of the system which includes office software, email client, calendering and contacts manager. With such requirements everyone have only distro name for it , that is OpenSUSE.

Not only does OpenSUSE come with all the bundled apps you need in the office, it also supplies consistent, user-friendly interfaces. No jumping off the deep end with OpenSUSE: you're not forced into the Windows 8 UI or Unity. So you can just get your work done.

With applications like LibreOffice and Wine, you can co-exist with organizations still using Windows and Office. LibreOffice allows you to interchange office files while Wine runs over 20,000 Windows apps under Linux. (LibreOffice and Wine run on nearly all Linux distros.)

Best Support

If you are looking for the paid support for the linux system that Red Hat is the best way to go. It have great service to offer to maintain your system and a nice user interface. But unlike other distros , it a paid version. Oracle Linux works really well with server database and various offering from the oracle.

For Hackers

If you are into hacking and hopes to continue the legacy with the linux, then Back Track is the best available option for you. Back Track provides with the various vulrability testing software right from the installation. It comes with various application which help to find the vulrability in the system and provides with many other software which helps to do so.

So, these were the various distros of the linux by category. I really hopes this will help you to choose the best linux distro. I would like state it again that, all distros of the linux are good in their own way, but what makes it best is what you are looking for in it.