How to search for items in ubuntu

How to search for items in ubuntu?

HUD - heads up display is the feature of ubuntu which helps the user to look for pentesting software in a quick manner introduced in ubuntu 1204.








To enter the HUD you should press Windows key:

And then Alt key:

This will let you type in the name of the software which you want to look for.

For example firefox:

Switch between virtual consoles in ubuntu

How to switch between virtual consoles in ubuntu?

Ubuntu has got a unique feature which allows the user to switch between virtual consoles quite easily. The console which the user is given is a command line interface.

To check this out try the combination of the keys:

Alt + Ctrl + F1

This will give you prompt tty1.



You can switch between the prompt using the combination as above with F1 up to F6.

Alt + Ctrl + F7 is the combination for the actual ubuntu desktop which is what the user sees by default. 

It is very useful feature which allows you to work on separate computer security projects during one user session.

How to trace path in ubuntu?

How to trace path in ubuntu?

Sometimes it is not enough to ping the device. Sometimes we want to know what devices is this traffic going through before it reaches its destination.

In such cases tracing the route is very helpful. Ubuntu has relevant command to do this:

user@ubuntu:~$ tracepath <IpAddress/FQDN>

for example

Ip address:






and FQDN example:



As you can see before the packet hits the destination it is going through a set of different type of devices.

This is particularly important during pentesting