Btrfs SnapshotsĪnother exciting change in Kali Linux 2022.2 is the inclusion of Unkaputtbar. Finally, we can’t forget to note that in Kali Linux 2022.2, John The Ripper now has shell autocompletion. In addition, python3-pip and python3-virtualenv are now included by default Kali installations. There have also been modest changes made to the syntax-highlighting colors in Zsh to increase legibility in the Kali terminal. It comes with a disabled motherboard beep on Xfce, alternate panel layout for ARM, improved support for VirtualBox shared files, and much more. The following commands will update to the latest version of Kali.Of course, improvements to the Kali Linux default desktop environment, Xfce, have not been overlooked. It’s advisable to have a backup of your system before proceeding, or if you are running Kali as a virtual machine you could take a snapshot, so that you have the option to roll back if required. So, with the Kali repository configuration set up, we can move on to updating Kali, which is straight forward and will be familiar if you have updated other Debian based systems such as Ubuntu. How to Update Kali using the Command Line To break this down a little, using the example above, we are saying that we want to add a deb archive, the source/mirror for the repository is, the Kali branch is kali-rolling and the packages we wish to include from the repo are main, non-free and contrib. Understanding the Sources.List Formatting You can find out how to add the correct repository for these branches here. To add the Kali rolling repo to the sources.list you can use the following command: $ echo 'deb kali-rolling main non-free contrib' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.listĪlternatively, there are other repositories if you are using a different Kali branch, such as kali-experimental or kali-last-snapshot. I’m using the kali-rolling branch, which is the default and is updated regularly. If your Kali Linux system isn’t configured to use an official Kali repository then you can add one.

Update Kali Linux Repository Configuration

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