Skip to main content

Add Repository in Kali Linux

Kali linux is a debian base linux distribution designed for penetration testing. Here, I will give a tutorial on how to add a repository on Kali Linux 1.0.3 with ease. Repository is a archival software, where software in this archive can be retrieved by the user to use. Please click here to check for the new blog post on repository. 

1. Open root terminal and type this code.
   root@kali:~# leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list

2. Add all repositories, i.e. :

deb http://http.kali.org/ /kali main contrib non-free
deb http://http.kali.org/ /wheezy main contrib non-free
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-dev main contrib non-free
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-dev main/debian-installer
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali main contrib non-free
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali main/debian-installer
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-dev main contrib non-free
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free

Save the file and exit.

3. root@kali:~# apt-get update

4. root@kali:~# apt-get upgrade

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Upcoming Book- Kali Linux Revealed: Mastering the Penetration Testing Distribution

More exciting news! In the past year, Kali Linux Official Team has been working internally on an Official Kali Linux book – Kali Linux Revealed: Mastering the Penetration Testing Distribution . This is the first official Kali book from Offsec Press , and is scheduled for release on June 5th, 2017 . Kali Linux Revealed will be available in both hard copy and online formats. Keeping the Kali Linux spirit, the online version of the book will be free of charge, allowing anyone who wishes to hone their skills and improve their knowledge of Kali to do so at no cost. This book, together with our official Kali documentation site will encompass the body of knowledge for the Kali Linux Certified Professional   (KLCP) .

EOF of Kali Linux 1.0

Kali Sana (ver. 2.0) has been out there couple of months ago and the response was great. Kali Moto (ver. 1.0) has been given 2 months of grace period to date the version to 2.0. To upgrade, edit the souces.list file and put the following entries. cat >> EOF < /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://http.kali.org/kali sana main non-free contrib deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security/ sana/updates main contrib non-free EOF Then, run the following command to do upgrade Kali Moto to Kali Sana. apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade # get a coffee, or 10. reboot

Kali Linux: A complete InfoSec Distro

BackTrack has always been a popular choice when it comes to security and penetration testing. This open source distro has gained a lot of popularity and was rolled till version 5 with frequent changes to the variants. This project from Offensive Security has been moved from Ubuntu to Debian and the operating system is now renamed as Kali Linux. If you have installed a fresh copy of Kali Linux, then you might have noticed some awesome security and penetration tools under Kali Linux drop down menu list. These tools are powerful and yet efficient to use. If you go through the menu list of security tools, you might have noticed that few like Wireless Attacks, Forensics and Reverse Engineering is added, which is quite impressive. One more section has been added in the list, ie Hardware Hacking. One more thing that you would be happy to see is Arduino kit on the list. Arduino is a single-board microcontroller designed to make the process of using electronics in multi-disciplinary projects mo...