🐧 **Late-night coding saga**
Building *BashCore-X*, wrestling with *live-build*, tweaking *XFCE* configs... oh, and fighting off relentless mosquitoes! At least my trusty anti-mosquito spray is here. 💻🦟

#Linux #FOSS #BashCore #XFCE #LiveBuild #CodingLife #BugSquashing (both kinds 🦟😆)

First LXDE broke me. Now XFCE is taking its turn. BashCore-X is already falling apart… The failures just keep coming!

#BashCore #LinuxDev #XFCE #OpenSource #DevLife #FOSS #MinimalLinux #WhyDoIDoThis

After countless attempts, tweaks, and rebuilds, I’ve decided to abandon the BashCoreLX project (BashCore with LXDE). LightDM issues drove me crazy... 🤯

Now starting tests for BashCore-X with XFCE GUI 💪

Fingers crossed! 🤞

#BashCore #BashCoreX #Linux #XFCE #MinimalLinux #FOSS #DevLog

This May Day, Labour Day, I woke up early to work on my new project BashCoreLX.

I have set up a lab similar to the one I used for BashCore, and I am currently building the first test ISO using live-build.

Fingers crossed 🤞

#bashcorelx #bashcore #linux #livebuild #opensource #mayday #labourday #devlog

#BashCore is secure because it's based on #Debian, but don’t expect a fortress like #Kicksecure, #Whonix or #Tails...
It’s a Swiss knife: light, flexible, powerful.

For those who like to play hard: #Lynis is included, so you can test your setup and fix what you break. Have fun! 🤪

#Linux #CyberSecurity #Pentesting #InfoSec #Hardening #MinimalLinux

Big news in the #BashCore project: introducing #BashCoreLX — the same minimal, powerful BashCore, now with a lightweight #LXDE graphical interface!
Tested on my old machine: just 300MB RAM on boot.
Hoping to release a public ISO soon using live-build!

It’ll include all BashCore tools +
#Wireshark #OWASPZAP #BurpSuite #FernWiFiCracker #FirefoxESR #Netsurf

#Linux #Pentesting #CyberSecurity #LightweightLinux #InfoSec #LiveISO

Real hackers don’t need apps.
Real sysadmins don’t need GUIs.

I'm creating a pure bash way to chat with AI directly from the terminal: no install, no login, no dependencies.

Open. Copy. Paste. Talk.
Welcome to the BashCore way.

Stay tuned 😎

#bashcore #cli #linux #ai #hacking #sysadmin #minimalism

#ViernesDeEscritorio #debian #cajas #bashcore #terminal #neofetch
El uso de las herramientas básicas también es un baluarte!

BashCore isn’t about having hundreds of tools.
It’s about having the right ones.

45 carefully selected CLI tools: fast, powerful, no GUI, no bloat.
Perfect for pentesters, sysadmins, and students who love the terminal.

Don’t need a tool? Remove it.
Want more? Install it.

You’re in control.

https://bashcore.org

#BashCore #Linux #Minimalism #CLI #CyberSecurity #Pentesting #FOSS #Privacy #HackTheCLI

WPScan is not included in BashCore because it is not fully open source:
its license requires payment for commercial use.

To stay true to the #FOSS philosophy, BashCore only ships tools that are 100% free and open—even for professional use.

That said, if you still want WPScan, you can install it manually, the live ISO has enough room for it.

BashCore gives you the tools. The choice is yours.

#BashCore #Linux #WordPress #Pentest #WPScan #OpenSource #CyberSecurity

Completed this Web Hacking & Pentesting course two years ago — my entry point into ethical hacking.

I had a slow PC with poor RAM, so I built the first BashCore on a separate, even older machine.
Worked with both PCs connected through my phone’s hotspot. That was my lab.

Minimal setup, real-world practice. No excuses.

#BashCore #Linux #Pentesting #Infosec #DIYLab

BashCore 2504 (April 2025) is now featured on Oswatch!
We’re proud to announce that the latest release is officially listed!
Built on Debian 12.10 (Bookworm) with kernel 6.1.0-32-amd64, this update brings vim, SMB support, and more.

Thanks for the support, Oswatch!
Download now at https://bashcore.org

#BashCore #Linux #Debian #Cybersecurity #Oswatch #FOSS #LiveOS #Terminal #Privacy #Pentesting

Just tried to explain what BashCore is — a minimal, terminal-only OS built for learning and pentesting — and got the same reaction you'd expect if I said a marmot wraps the chocolate.

Not for everyone, but perfect for those who speak fluent shell.

https://bashcore.org

#BashCore #Linux #TerminalOnly #Pentesting #Minimalism #CyberSecurity #NerdLife #FOSS #HackerCulture #meme

[Post-mortem: BashCore Stress Test Investigation]

Test ended on Day 5.
The system didn’t crash, but I noticed the fan was working overtime. The main suspect?
kworker/0:3+kacpid turns out it was busy with ACPI tasks (power management).
So technically… BashCore held up, but ACPI didn’t like the heat. Literally.
This is a known issue on older hardware with imperfect ACPI/BIOS support.

Takeaway:
BashCore is stable, it’s the laptop that needs therapy 🤒

#BashCore #LinuxKernel #ACPI #kworker

[Stress Test Interrupted - Day 5]

After almost 5 days of flawless uptime on a 2009 Acer Aspire One, I came back home to find the netbook as warm as a toaster.
The fan was spinning like it was ready for takeoff... main suspect: #kworker.
No crash, but just to be safe, I shut it down. I’ll be away for 3 days.

So, the test ends here…

Scientific conclusion:
BashCore survives, but kworker has more stamina than I do 🤣

#BashCore #FailWithStyle #kworkerMyNemesis #LinuxOnOldHardware #PentestLiveOS

[Day 4 – BashCore Stress Test Update]
Running live from an old Acer Aspire One D160 (2009, 2 GB RAM, USB 2.0 boot, no battery).
Uptime: 4d 5h
RAM: 944 MB / 1.91 GB
Load avg: 0.22 0.14 0.25
stress-ng still working at ~23% CPU
msfconsole and NordVPN also running.
No crashes, no slowdowns. Holding strong 💪

Still 3 days to go!

#BashCore #LinuxMinimal #PentestLiveOS #USBboot #NetbookLife #Day4 #Stability

PSA: VirtualBox 7.0 decided to break NAT Network on me.
Only regular NAT worked… which is useless if your VMs need to talk to each other 🤦‍♂️

Tried rebooting, reinstalling extensions, sacrificing a goat… nothing worked.

Then I installed VirtualBox 7.1.6 — boom, NAT Network works again!

If you're pulling your hair out like I did, just upgrade. You're welcome

#VirtualBox #Linux #Networking #BashCore #VMlife 😅

[Day 1 complete – BashCore Uptime Test]
One full day running non-stop from a USB 2.0 stick on an Acer Aspire One D160 (2009, 2 GB RAM, no battery).

RAM: 800 MB / 1.91 GB
Load avg: 0.60 0.70 0.43
Stress-ng still running at ~18% CPU
Zero crashes, zero hangs. Still responsive.

Uptime test continues... 6 days to go!

#BashCore #Linux #MinimalOS #NetbookRevival #StabilityTest #USBboot #Day1

[Update – 8 hours later]
BashCore still holding strong.

RAM steady at 700 MB

Load average: 0.25 0.18 0.20

No GUI, no disk writes, 6 active terminals

Running from a USB 2.0 stick (8 GB!)

Host: Acer Aspire One D160 (2009, 2 cores, 2 GB RAM, no battery, Wi-Fi only) 😅

Uptime test continues. 6.5 days to go.

#BashCore #Linux #MinimalOS #NetbookRevival #StabilityTest #Pentesting #USBboot

Testing BashCore's stability.
This week, I'm running a continuous 7-day uptime test on BashCore: #noGUI, minimal setup, real usage.

6 terminals, 6 tasks:

- htop

- tshark (live capture)

- ping (via proxychains + Tor)

- msfconsole

- stress loop: while true; do echo ""; sleep 5; done

- stress-ng --cpu 1 --cpu-load 15 --timeout 7d

Running on an old Acer Aspire One (D160) with 2 GB RAM with NordVPN installed.

No disk writes. No frills. Just to see if it holds.

#BashCore #Linux #Stability