Mina Nageh Salama minanagehsalalma

VMware Workstation Ubuntu VM Shows Huge Host Size Even Though Linux Uses Little Space

If your Ubuntu VM says it is using something like 27 GB, but Windows shows the VM folder taking 100+ GB, this is usually not a Linux mystery. It is a VMware virtual disk compaction issue.

Why this happens

VMware growable VMDKs expand when the guest writes data, but they do not automatically shrink when files are deleted inside Linux.

That means:

Installing OpenAI Codex CLI on Ubuntu 22.04 (VMware on Windows 11)

Complete troubleshooting guide — from a broken VM with no network to a working Codex CLI install.

Environment

Host OS: Windows 11
Hypervisor: VMware Workstation Pro
Guest OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy)
Network Mode: NAT

ZTE ZXHN router vulnerabilities

Public disclosure date: 2026-03-27 Researcher: Mina Nageh Salama Zekry

This advisory documents three vulnerabilities affecting multiple ZTE ZXHN router models. The following CVE IDs were assigned by the CVE Program:

CVE-2026-34472
CVE-2026-34473
CVE-2026-34474

Fix Chrome not opening links/files even though it appears in Default Apps

Symptoms

Google Chrome shows in Settings > Apps > Default apps
.htm, .html, HTTP, HTTPS may look assigned to Chrome
But clicking links does nothing
PowerShell shows: Start-Process "http://example.com" -> Application not found

How to Force Submit a React Form with reCAPTCHA Enterprise via the Browser Console

A step-by-step guide for submitting a React form when the submit button is disabled or blocked.

Step 1: Enable the Disabled Button (Optional)

If the submit button has a disabled attribute, remove it:

	# Invoke-VMGuest.ps1
	#
	# PowerShell helper to run bash commands inside a VMware Workstation guest
	# and capture their output on the host.
	#
	# vmrun's runScriptInGuest silently discards stdout — this works around that
	# by redirecting output to a temp file in the guest, then pulling it back with
	# CopyFileFromGuestToHost.
	#
	# Requirements:

	// ==UserScript==
	// @name Milanote Board to Markdown
	// @namespace https://github.com/minanagehsalalma
	// @version 1.5.0
	// @description Injects "Copy as Markdown" into Milanote's right-click context menu, with element picker and header button fallback
	// @author Mina Nageh Salama
	// @match https://app.milanote.com/*
	// @grant GM_registerMenuCommand
	// @grant GM_setClipboard
	// ==/UserScript==

	// ==UserScript==
	// @name Reddit Post JSON Exporter
	// @namespace https://github.com/minanagehsalalma
	// @version 1.2.0
	// @description Select Reddit posts and export them as clean JSON for LLM ingestion. Now captures rich text, bullets, flairs, and mod notices.
	// @author Mina Nageh Salama
	// @match https://www.reddit.com/*
	// @match https://old.reddit.com/*
	// @grant GM_setClipboard
	// @run-at document-idle

	<#
	.SYNOPSIS
	Exports a full inventory of installed Chrome extensions across all profiles to CSV and JSON,
	and physically copies the extension source files and user data.

	.DESCRIPTION
	Scans every Chrome profile on the current machine and collects extension metadata from
	manifest.json and the profile's Preferences file: name, version, enabled state, install
	time, permissions, manifest version (MV2/MV3), and more.

	// ==UserScript==
	// @name 🍌 Gemini NanoBanana watermark replacer
	// @description Removes Gemini watermark using patch-based texture synthesis.
	// Finds the best matching texture patch nearby and blends it in.
	// No data leaves your device.
	// @namespace https://github.com/minanagehsalalma
	// @version 3.0
	// @author Mina Nageh Salama
	// @match https://gemini.google.com/*
	// @grant none