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Parrot Security OS is a Linux distribution based on Debian and profiled towards security tests and forensics.

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Is there an interactive firewall on Linux, one that gives popup on anything trying to connect to anything?

I used ZoneAlarm and a few other programs for a long time on Windows, just because I could control anything from system services to any software connecting to any IP address. I don't find the idea of info about my PC being sent to anyone, unless I…
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Running a sudo command automatically on startup

In order to adjust the screenpad backlight on my ASUS Zenbook, I am using a kernel module I found here. Per his instructions, to make keybind shortcuts using a simple screenpad x command to adjust the brightness, I need to add sudo chmod a+w…
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Google chrome connect directly to Internet even when opened with proxy

I'm using ParrotSec (Debian based) and installed Google Chrome recently. Unlike Firefox, Google Chrome doesn't have an option to set a proxy in the UI instead it uses system proxy. In my case, I wanted it to work with Burp Suite and need Chrome…
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How to change linux terminal prompt to match ParrotOS

I know that terminal prompt can be changed using PS1="prefix" and I know how to set it permanently, that is not a problem. I am just wondering, how would I set it to look like in parrot OS? Especially how would I make it multi-line and how would I…
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Cannot install wine32 because of dependencies

OS: Parrot Security (Debian based) I'm trying to install wine32 but it throws dependency errors: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean…
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Freezed screen and resolution screen won't work on Parrot Security OS

Today I've been installing Parrot OS on my VM Virtualbox, when I've already istalled it, i opened a new terminal, and I typed sudo apt update and after that sudo apt full-upgrade. When it finished, i rebooted. Then the I logged in, after that I got…
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Parrot OS: "Failed to start Light Display Manager"

i have recently installed Parrot OS on virtualBox, the installation was successful but as the system started booting, it stopped showing "Failed to start Light Display Manager". here is the systemctl status lightdm : Any idea how can I fix this…
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Boot partition problems

I am using Parrot OS and as I was installing my upgrades and updates a warning came up and said my boot partition was completely full. So, I clean up some files and try to install the upgrades again but 3 packages are being held back. So I boot into…
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2 Linux Bootloaders but only 1 linux OS is installed, Something weird happened

I Reinstalled Linux Parrot Security 3.9 Kernel Version 4.14.0 86_64 over an installation of Kali 2017.3 (ironically same kernel version of Debian right now) 4.14.0 86_64. Now I partitioned the HDD fully, Manual like always, /dev/sda1-boot…
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How to create multiple files with basic content - Parrot Linux

I wanted to know how I can create x number of files with content in a folder? For example: I want to create 250 files with basic content in my files test folder located in my home directory. All I really need assistance on is how to create a lot of…
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Parrot OS Wifi Problems

I am using a Lenovo Thinkpad E15 Gen4, with the Intel Corporation Alder Lake-P PCH CNVi WiFi (rev 01) PCI wifi card. I have a fresh dual-boot install of Parrot OS and I'm having a very hard time getting Wifi to work. Here is the full lspci -v output…
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Cannot open access to console, the root account is locked on parrotOS

My parrotOS won’t boot, I didn’t change anything major on my system before this issue happened. I had nno issues restarting the system previously. I’m on parrotOS 5.2. My fstab looks fine and I did not edit it before this issue happened. Now when…
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Multiple monitors on different GPUs. Parrot OS (Debian)

I am trying to set up dual monitors using both my integrated graphics card. I have a AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with an integrated Radeon Vega 11, and a dedicated AMD Radeon RX 6600. I've already tested everything on windows and it works just fine, having…
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Unable to add directory to PATH environment on Linux/ParrotSec

After downloading the Intellij IDEA programming software, the Installation document suggests that I add it to the PATH Environment, yet I am unable to do so using the "export" command as many of the forums suggest. I run the command as so: sudo…
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ParrotOS install giving bad unsquash config error

I installed Parrot (5.0.1 Home edition, amd64) onto a USB stick using Rufus to use as a live boot on an old laptop I had lying around. I then decided to install Parrot onto the laptop harddrivehard drive itself with the onboard installer. I left all…
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