After weeks of exploration, debugging, and building, I’ve successfully set up a complete software-defined radio (SDR) development environment for LTE analysis. This post documents everything I created, learned, and configured along the way. 🎯 Project Overview Goal: Build a complete…
Let me start by saying this: installing a printer on Linux shouldn’t be this hard. But here we are, in 2026, and I just spent a solid chunk of my day wrestling with a brand new HP LaserJet MFP M140w…
I recently set up Voicebox (by jamiepine), a powerful open-source desktop app for voice cloning, text-to-speech, and audio production that runs 100% locally. Installation Experience: The native build on Debian worked, but the generated .deb package had issues (missing binary),…
Summary of What I Accomplished Today Today I successfully installed and set up Ornith-1.0-9B, a powerful open-source AI coding model, on my Debian system. What I did: I now have a completely free, private, local AI assistant that can help…
Recon trip countdown San Sebastián, Nice & Madrid — days — hours — minutes — seconds The route is booked. The neighborhoods are chosen. Now it’s time to get specific. Here’s how I’m thinking about each day across all three…
Date: June 27, 2026 Platform: VMware Workstation on Debian ✅ My Installed VMs Virtual Machine Status Details CSI Linux CMS 2026.4 ✅ COMPLETE I fully installed, updated, cleaned, and it’s ready for use Kali Linux ✅ COMPLETE I fully installed, updated, cleaned,…
June 25, 2026 The Mission Install BlackArch Linux — a powerful penetration testing distribution — in a VMware virtual machine. The Reality What should have been a simple ISO boot turned into a multi-hour battle involving: The Timeline 🔁 Phase 1: Boot Loop Hell…
📌 Overview This guide covers setting up a complete AI/ML development environment on Debian Trixie with NVIDIA GPU acceleration, using Miniforge for Python environment management. 🧹 System Cleanup 🎮 NVIDIA GPU Setup Commands: bash sudo apt install nvidia-driver nvidia-smi nvidia-smi # Verify GPU detection 🐍…
1. Base System Information Component Details Base OS Debian GNU/Linux 12 (Bookworm) (Running Parrot OS core) Kernel Version (Can check with uname -r) Architecture x86_64 (64-bit) User lvydvy Hostname Debian 2. Repository Configuration Repository Purpose Status Debian Official Main system packages ✅ Active…
Building a cybersecurity home lab is rarely a straight path. It usually starts with excitement, then quickly turns into duplicated virtual machines, broken installs, and unclear storage usage. This post documents how I cleaned up and reorganized my Debian-based cybersecurity…