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Kali Linux Cookbook

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Kali Linux Cookbook

Overview of this book

In this age, where online information is at its most vulnerable, knowing how to execute the same attacks that hackers use to break into your system or network helps you plug the loopholes before it's too late and can save you countless hours and money. Kali Linux is a Linux distribution designed for penetration testing and security auditing. It is the successor to BackTrack, the world's most popular penetration testing distribution. Discover a variety of popular tools of penetration testing, such as information gathering, vulnerability identification, exploitation, privilege escalation, and covering your tracks. Packed with practical recipes, this useful guide begins by covering the installation of Kali Linux and setting up a virtual environment to perform your tests. You will then learn how to eavesdrop and intercept traffic on wireless networks, bypass intrusion detection systems, and attack web applications, as well as checking for open ports, performing data forensics, and much more. The book follows the logical approach of a penetration test from start to finish with many screenshots and illustrations that help to explain each tool in detail. The Kali Linux Cookbook will serve as an excellent source of information for the security professional and novice alike!
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Kali Linux Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Preparing kernel headers


There will occasionally be times where we'll face the need to compile code which requires kernel headers. Kernel headers are the source code of the Linux kernel. In this first recipe, we'll explain the steps required to prepare kernel headers for later use.

Getting ready

An Internet connection is required to complete this recipe.

How to do it...

Let's begin the process of preparing kernel headers:

  1. We begin first by updating our distribution by executing the following command:

    apt-get update
    
  2. Next, we must use apt-get again to prepare the kernel headers. Execute the following command:

    apt-get install linux-headers - `uname –r`
    
  3. Copy the following directory and its entire contents:

    cd /usr/src/linux
    cp -rf include/generated/* include/linux/
    
  4. We're now ready to compile code that requires kernel headers.