PentOS

CentOS with a collection of Penetration Tools

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Start Virtual Box Setup

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if installing in a VM, execute this section

if installing to the host, skip to next section

In the "Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager" window,

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 select: New
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In "Create Virtual Machine" window,

 in the "Name" field, enter: PentOS YYYYMMDD

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 in the "Type" list, select: Linux
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 in the "Version" list, select: Red Hat (64-bit)

 in the "Memory size" bar, select: 2048 MB

 in the "Hard disk" options, select "Create a virtual hard disk now"

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 select the "Create" button
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In the "Create Virtual Hard Disk" window,

 in the "File size" bar, select 64.00 GB

 in the "Hard disk file type" options, select: VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)

 in the "Storage on physical hard disk" options, select: Dynamically allocated

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 select the "Create" button
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In the "Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager" window,

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 select: Settings
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In the "PentOS YYYYMMDD - Settings" windows,

 from the left hand panel, select: Network

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 In the right hand panel,
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         verify that "Adapter 1" is enabled

         verify that "Adapter 1" is attached to "NAT"

In the "PentOS YYYYMMDD - Settings" windows,

 from the left hand panel, select: Shared Folders

 from the right hand panel, right click on "Machine folders" and select "Add Shared Folder"

In the "Add Share" dialog,

 Select a Folder Path ("\Users\myuser\Downloads")

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 Select a Folder Name: host
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 Select: Automount
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 Select: OK
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In the "Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager" window,

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 select: Start
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In the "Select start-up disk" dialog,

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 select the file browse icon
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In the file browser, select: CentOS-7-x86_64-Everything-1511.iso

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 select the "Open" button
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In the "Select start-up disk" dialog,

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 select the "Start" button
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End Virtual Box Setup

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Start CentOS 7 Install

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In "WELCOME TO CENTOS 7" panel,

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 Select: English
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 Select: English (United States)
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 Select: Continue
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In "INSTALLATION SUMMARY" panel.

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 Select "Partioning"
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In the "INSTALLATION DESTINATION" panel

 In "Local Standard Disk", select appropriate disk

 In "Partionioning", select "I will configure" option

 In "Encryption", select "Encrypt my data"

In the "MANUAL PARTIONING" panel,

 In the "New CentOS 7 Installation" dialog,

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 Select "+"
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In the "ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT" dialog,

 enter one of the following rows for "Mount Point"

 enter the associated size for "Desired Capacity"

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 select "Add mount point"
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 32 GiB /
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 08 GiB /home
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 04 GiB /tmp
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 04 GiB /var
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 04 GiB /var/log
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 04 GiB /var/log/audit"
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 01 GiB /boot (ext 4, no encryption)
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 # note the following two will rename the mount points to 'BIOS Boot' and 'swap'

 02 MiB /boot (BIOS Boot file system, no encryption)

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 08 GiB /swap (swap, encryption)
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After completing the assignments, select "Done"

In the "DISK ENCRYPTION PASSPHRASE" dialog,

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 enter a "Passphrase"
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 confirm the passphrase
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 select "Save"
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After closing the encryption dialog,

 Once again in the Manual Partioning panel,

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 select "Done
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In the "SUMMARY OF CHANGES" dialog,

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 Select "Accept Changes"
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In the "INSTALLATION SUMMARY" panel,

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 Select "Software Selection"
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In the "SOFTWARE SELECTION" panel.

 In "Base Environment," Select "Development and Creative Workstation"

 In "Add-Ons for Selected Environment", select the following options

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 - Additional Development
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 - Compatability Libraries
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 - Development Tools
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 - File and Storage Server
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 - Graphics Creation Tools
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 - Legacy X Windows System Compatibilities

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 - Network File System Client
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 - Office Suite and Productivity
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 - PHP Support
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 - Perl for Web
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 - Platform Development
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 - Python
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 - Security Tools
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When all 'Add-Ons' are selected, select "Done"

In the "Installation Summary" panel, select "Begin Installation"

In the "CONFIGURATION" panel, select "ROOT PASSWORD"

In the "Root Password" panel,

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 enter a 'root' password
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 confirm the password
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 select Done
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In the "CONFIGURATION" panel, select "USER CREATION"

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 Select "Create User"
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 Enter a Full Name: Penne Pasta
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 Enter a User name: penne
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 Select "Make this user an administrator"

 Select "Require a password for this account"

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 Enter a Password
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 Confirm the Password
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 (note advanced options here, for now leave alone)

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 Select "Done"
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After the software installation completes,

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 select "Reboot"
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Initial Setup

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As the system powers up, enter the disk encryption password when prompted.

In the "INITIAL SETUP" panel,

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 Select "LICENSE INFORMATION"
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In the "LICENSE INFORMATION" panel,

 Select "I accept the license agreement" option

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 Select "Done"
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In the "INITIAL SETUP" panel,

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 Select "NETWORK & HOST NAME"
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In the "NETWORK & HOST NAME" panel,

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 Select "Ethernet (enp0s3)
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 Select "Configure"
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In the "Editing enp0s3" dialog,

 In the "General" tab, select "Automatically connect to this network when it is available"

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 Select "Save"
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In the "NETWORK & HOST NAME" panel,

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 Select "Done"
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In the "INITIAL SETUP" panel,

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 Select "Finish Configuration"
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Login as Penne

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In the "Welcome" window,

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 Select "Next"
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In the "Typing" window,

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 Select "Next"
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In the "Online Accounts" window,

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 Select "Skip"
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In the "Ready to Go" window,

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 Select "Start using CentOS Linux"
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In the "Getting Started" window,

 select the small [x] in the upper right hand corner to close.

From the top panel Menu bar,

 Select: Applications > System Tools > Software Update

 After the software list is updated, select "Install Updates"

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 Trust the source of the key
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 Enter the root password
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When software updates are complete, select "Quit"

Reboot

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Configure VM Guest

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If you are running in a VM, now is a good time to install "Guest Additions"

 Insert "Guest Addition" ISO (via menu options)

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 Select "Run" to run the software
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 Enter the root password
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 Close the window.
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Eject the ISO

Reboot

In the VM Devices, select "Shared Clipboard - Bidirectional"

If you are running in a VM, now is a good time to take a snapshot

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Install the PentOS packages

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Open a terminal window

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 enter: su -
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 enter the root password
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 enter: cd /opt
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 enter: git clone http://github.com/cyberxml/pentos

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 enter: cd /opt/pentos/build
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pentos-build-1-env.sh
pentos-build-2-base.sh
pentos-build-3-epel.sh
pentos-build-4-rpm.sh
pentos-build-5-pip.sh
pentos-build-6-manual.sh

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Build the PentOS Repository

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this is to build the PentOS RPMs

you can skip this if you are just building the platform

enter: ./pentos-build-9-repo.sh