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Comprehensive linpeas commands and workflows for system administration across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
linpeas --version	Show linpeas version
linpeas --help	Display help information
linpeas init	Initialize linpeas in current directory
linpeas status	Check current status
linpeas list	List available options
linpeas info	Display system information
linpeas config	Show configuration settings
linpeas update	Update to latest version
linpeas start	Start linpeas service
linpeas stop	Stop linpeas service
linpeas restart	Restart linpeas service
linpeas reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install linpeas

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/linpeas/releases/latest/download/linpeas-linux
chmod +x linpeas-linux
sudo mv linpeas-linux /usr/local/bin/linpeas

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/linpeas.git
cd linpeas
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install linpeas

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install linpeas

# Manual installation
curl -L -o linpeas https://github.com/example/linpeas/releases/latest/download/linpeas-macos
chmod +x linpeas
sudo mv linpeas /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install linpeas

# Scoop installation
scoop install linpeas

# Winget installation
winget install linpeas

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/linpeas/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
linpeas config show	Display current configuration
linpeas config list	List all configuration options
linpeas config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
linpeas config get <key>	Get configuration value
linpeas config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
linpeas config reset	Reset to default configuration
linpeas config validate	Validate configuration file
linpeas config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
linpeas create <name>

# Read file/resource
linpeas read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
linpeas update <name>

# Delete file/resource
linpeas delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
linpeas copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
linpeas move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
linpeas list --all

# Search for files/resources
linpeas search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
linpeas connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
linpeas listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
linpeas send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
linpeas receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
linpeas ping <host>

# Scan network range
linpeas scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
linpeas monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
linpeas proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
linpeas start --daemon

# Stop running process
linpeas stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
linpeas restart --config <file>

# Check process status
linpeas status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
linpeas monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
linpeas killall

# Show running processes
linpeas ps

# Manage process priority
linpeas priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
linpeas login --user <username>

# Login with API key
linpeas login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
linpeas login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
linpeas logout

# Change password
linpeas passwd

# Generate new API key
linpeas generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
linpeas sessions

# Revoke session
linpeas revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
linpeas encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
linpeas decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
linpeas keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
linpeas sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
linpeas verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
linpeas hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
linpeas cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
linpeas cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
linpeas monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
linpeas monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
linpeas monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
linpeas monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
linpeas monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
linpeas report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
linpeas alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
linpeas history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
linpeas logs

# View logs with filter
linpeas logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
linpeas logs --follow

# Set log level
linpeas logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
linpeas logs --rotate

# Export logs
linpeas logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
linpeas logs --clear

# Archive logs
linpeas logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if linpeas is installed
which linpeas
linpeas --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall linpeas
# or
brew reinstall linpeas

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo linpeas <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which linpeas)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/linpeas

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/linpeas

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
linpeas config validate

# Reset to default configuration
linpeas config reset

# Check configuration file location
linpeas config show --file

# Backup current configuration
linpeas config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
linpeas config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
linpeas status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u linpeas

# Start in debug mode
linpeas start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
linpeas killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
linpeas --debug	Enable debug output
linpeas --verbose	Enable verbose logging
linpeas --trace	Enable trace logging
linpeas test	Run built-in tests
linpeas doctor	Run system health check
linpeas diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
linpeas benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
linpeas validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
linpeas --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
linpeas --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
linpeas --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
linpeas --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
linpeas cache clear

# Show cache statistics
linpeas cache stats

# Optimize performance
linpeas optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
linpeas metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
linpeas --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
linpeas --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
linpeas --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
linpeas queue add <item>
linpeas queue process
linpeas queue status
linpeas queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using linpeas

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="linpeas.log"

# Check if linpeas is available
if ! command -v linpeas &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: linpeas is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting linpeas operation"

    if linpeas --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    linpeas cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
LINPEAS_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.linpeas/config.yaml
LINPEAS_HOME	Home directory	~/.linpeas
LINPEAS_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
LINPEAS_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.linpeas/logs/linpeas.log
LINPEAS_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.linpeas/cache
LINPEAS_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.linpeas/data
LINPEAS_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
LINPEAS_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.linpeas/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.linpeas/logs/linpeas.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.linpeas/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize linpeas
linpeas init

# 2. Configure basic settings
linpeas config set host example.com
linpeas config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
linpeas start

# 4. Check status
linpeas status

# 5. Perform operations
linpeas run --target example.com

# 6. View results
linpeas results

# 7. Stop service
linpeas stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
linpeas run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
linpeas monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
linpeas report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated linpeas workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    linpeas \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
linpeas report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub