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Kali Linux 2.0 (x64) system upgrade GUI fix
by zitstif on Oct.08, 2015, under Code, Posts
When Kali Linux 2.0 came out I decided to upgrade my laptop to this version through the upgrade process (which took very long keep in mind.. it may have just been quicker to just reload the OS). Upon completion of the upgrade process I noticed the desktop GUI and windows didn’t look quite right. Additionally the theme wasn’t right either. Long story short I had to install these packages to fix the issue:
Or you can simply run this quick and dirty script (using sudo obviously):
Windows Activation URL
by zitstif on Jun.16, 2015, under Posts
#Update 10/7/2015 It appears that IE9 and IE10 will not work on these activation URLs but google-chrome and the like seem to work.
Are you ever tired of having to call Microsoft’s automated system to activate your Windows install? Use this URL instead, it’s ten times faster after you have your installation ID window up (accessible via slui.exe 4 in the run prompt):
#Update 7/30/2015
Should you have problems with that URL, try this one:
#Update 3/31/2016
New URL to use: http://bit.ly/1q60R3W
#update 6/8/2018
New URL to use: http://m.vivr.io/mUJ1zm3
#update 6/21/2018
Doesn’t seem to work anymore and you need to call their automated phone system and get a unique URL each time.