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How to solve this Dependencies apt --fix-broken install

When I use the command apt --fix-broken install I get the following errors: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies....
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Kali linux failed after upgrade

My Kali stopped working after upgrade. I run it in recovery mode, and it seems that basic communication (http) packages have some problem. When I try wget or curl I get: relocation error /usr/lib/...
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Kali Linux - Debootstrap error Failed to determine codename for the release

Installing the new Kali Linux 2016 rolling release to the HDD via USB. I made a bootable USB using Universal USB. Booted off the USB and selected "Graphical Install", I had an issue at the beginning ...
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User can't login on tty1 but can on other tty's

Last weekend I installed Kali Linux (4.13.0-kali1-amd64). Now after installation and creating a new user (because I don't want to use root) I can login on tty2 to tty6 (via ALT+CTRL+F*), but I can't ...
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How to install GnuPG on Debian/Kali Linux?

I would like to know how to install GnuPG on Debian (this case it's Kali). I understand you have to compile it, I can't find a pre-compiled version anywhere.
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Kali linux iwlwifi-7265D.11-12.ucode

Hello everyone, I'm trying to figure out how to fix this without reinstalling the operating system. I know their fixes for this, I have been on many different sites looking at this problem. ...
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How to grant permission to edit files in Windows Subsystem Linux using Visual Code

I want to edit the \etc\apt\sources.list file in my Kali distro. I have the windows insider update and I am running WSL version 2. I have installed the vscode remote extension. When I try to save the ...
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Kali Linux Wireless Card not working

I preformed a fresh install of Kali Linux on my laptop,so now the only operating system available is Kali Linux. Here's my problem: My laptop cannot connect to the Internet through the already built-...
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Kali installation stuck at Install the GRUB boot loader

I am doing encrypted disk installation. First partition is /dev/sda1, mount point is /boot and it is unencrypted and second partition /dev/sda2, mount point / and it is encrypted partition. Whole ...
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Grub and multi drive boots

I have encountered an issue while setting up a new SSD. Before incorporating the new drive, I had a partitioned HDD, Windows 7 (manufacturer installed) on one partition, with Debian on the other ...
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Kali linux 2.0 wlan0

I executed the following command not knowing that it would disable the wireless option from my settings. iw wlan0 del Is there any way to reverse the command? Any help would be really appreciated. ...
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Installing libsdl2-dev on Kali 3.18.0 amd64

I'm trying to wrap my head around how to install the libsdl2-dev package on Kali 3.18.0 amd64. I can see that the package is available in the standard Kali repository here: http://http.kali.org/kali/...
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Kali + Win 11 dual-boot install mounting issues

So, i'm trying to install Kali alongside Win 11 on my 1TB NVMe drive and I encountered a weird issue, which has never happened to me before: The Kali installer fails to mount my devices NVMe drive (...
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Can't connect using ssh to Kali Linux

Sorry for my English... I to try to connect my Debian Computer to Kali Linux Computer with SSH, without success ... can connect my Kali Linux to Debian Computer, but not the opposite... I to build on ...
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Grub2 Not Recognizing EXT4 File System

I am trying to make a bootable kali linux usb and have it working for legacy bios computers. However, uefi is causing some trouble. The usb is split up into 3 partitions. The first is the efi/boot ...
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Can not change permissions while root

I use Kali Linux and discovered the following "problem": root@kali:/proc/self# ls -l cmdline -r--r--r-- l root root 0 May 27 13:43 cmdline root@kali:/proc/self# chmod 744 cmdline chmod: changing ...
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Touchpad not detected in Kali Linux

Running a Dell 3147 11 inch 2 in 1 with Kali installed on the ssd, it doesn't detect the touchpad. I looked under xinput and it doesn't show up. I've tried this: https://wiki.debian.org/...
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Kali Linux won't boot from GUI

Been working with Kali Linux for over a month. Updated some wheezy & Deb source list. Everything was working fine even with the unsupported sources! But when I tried to install NVIDIA ATI drivers, ...
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Format terminal output to show apt-get upgrade errors in RED

I have a VERY simple bash script written for my Kali Linux distro so I don't have to run apt-get update, apt-get upgrade, apt-get dist-upgrade, apt-get autoclean, and apt-get autoremove every time I ...
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Linux modprob cannot load Nvidia driver

I’m trying to install nvidia driver for my Kali Linux machine, it was running well with the default nouveau driver. I followed this tutorial https://www.kali.org/docs/general-use/install-nvidia-...
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Error while apt upgrade - dpkg: error: need an action option

I am trying to upgrade my machine with 'apt update' then 'apt upgrade', I am getting an error in upgrading dash to latest version Preparing to unpack .../dash_0.5.11+git20210120+802ebd4-2_amd64.deb ......
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Linux persistent drive

I have been using a persistent Kali drive with a 3.0 254gb NXT usb. That set up turned out to be unbearably slow taking minutes to start up and after I got the desktop still taking forever to open ...
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Can't install any linux distros. Grub Boot loader installation freezes and keyboard and mouse won't work

I tried to install several Linux Distros but just Debian 10 and Kali Linux made it to the installation screen. Other ones just stuck at the loading screen. I tried several ways of Rufus settings but ...
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Gnome3 File Manager Not Working (Debian / Kali)

2 days ago after updating linux, gnome file manager does not open. When I want to open anything under the "places" option at the top (home-documents-download-desktop ...), it tries to open it with "...
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Configuring/installing either AX1000m Ethernet adapter or an realtek rtl8812au for kali linux

I am having problems connecting to my network at home with Kali-Linux or my new Ubuntu that i dual installed on my mac-book-pro 2012 I bought a "real-tek" rtl8812AU WiFi driver which i can get read on ...
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DNS Woes with Kali Linux

I have Kali Linux configured with a static IP address. Detailed version information is shown below. I cannot resolve hostnames. If I put nameserver IP addresses in /etc/resolv.conf, they get lost ...
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Kali Linux update stuck at '0% [working]'

I have installed Kali Linux and I have updated it many times using the sudo apt-get update command successfully, but, according to my memory, after installing KDE or AMD packages the update command ...
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"Driver needed by your ethernet card" Kali Linux on Early 2015 Macbook Air

I got an unexpected question when installing Kali Linux on my Late 2015 MacBook Air: Detect network hardware No Ethernet card was detected. If you know the name of the driver needed by your ...
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Kali Linux: Texts are squeezed

I am using Kali Linux and I installed gnome-tweak-tool for applying lid-close-action but after installing that, all the menu texts are squeezed now and also scrollbar in terminal is not there anymore. ...
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Kali 2.0: Run 32bit program on 64bit OS

I am trying to run some of the challenges from the Modern Binary Exploitation from RPISEC, (http://security.cs.rpi.edu/courses/binexp-spring2015/) but every time I try to run them it says ./...
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How to change font on Kali Linux?

I am a Korean boy and I am not a English native speaker so my English could be wrong. Few hours ago, I installed latest version of Kali Linux distribution, I successfully installed. I do not have ...
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About Malware analysis [duplicate]

I want to know if I can open a virtual machine (VMware , Virtual Box ...)and (for example) install Windows 7 + some programs (Chrome, Word, antivirus....) and then save the current state. Right now I ...
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Trying to use mdk3 with Alfa AWUS036NHA, wireshark detects frames but cannot detect network

I'm testing out some various tools, trying to get them to work, but I cannot seem to get the MDK3 beacon flooding mode to work. I'm currently running Debian with a few Kali repositories installed. I'm ...
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Boot menu options

I am using a kali linux, debian derived, 1.0.9 on Usb drive with encrypted partition. Where i find the grub menu (i think kali use Grub) and the options like: .linux /live/vmlinuz boot=live ...
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Debian - Correctly compile libdrm and Mesa

Post updated, the new question is now on my "own" answer down here. I think about playing Team Fortress 2 on Kali Linux (a Debian Wheezy stable distribution with customized Debian Sid kernel) since a ...
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How to fix the depends libcurl3?

When I install Mongodb,it says that depends mongodb-org-server,so i install that. But after that,it says i need to fix the dependence libcurl3,but my system has install libcurl4,it couldn't search the ...
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Why can't I use/browse the internet while performing port scanning?

I am running the rolling release of Kali as a guest OS on windows through Virtualbox and dealing with the following problem...(which I believe is a result of misconfiguration of software) I am ...
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Wifi adapter not working Kali linux

I have searched alot and everywhere the issues are with the kali os ran through virtual machines. I have installed Kali linux latest version 2016.1 on my laptop. And its the single os on my laptop, ...
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Could NOT find FFmpeg (missing: swresample) (found version “56.1.0”)

I try to install obs (Open Broadcaster Software) in my Kali Linux 2. I follow this instruction. I have no problem until the obs building: cmake -DUNIX_STRUCTURE=1 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr .. ...
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Apache 2.4.43 - You don't have permission to access this resource, config failure

Now once I start my apache2 Server using #service apache2 start I am not able to access the .exe file on /var/www/html/file/laZagne.exe path. it gives me this when i try to access above .exe file ...
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Installing Kali Repositories

Can I install Kali Linux repositories on Debian 9 Stretch. The last time I did this, my installation breaked after an update or installation of wine I think. The apt package manager was also not ...
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Error updating Kali

I have recently installed Kali Linux But when I enter the apt update command, it gives the following error: └─$ sudo apt update Err:1 http://kali.download/kali kali-rolling InRelease 403 Forbidden [...
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How can I collect packets on 5165 MHz frequency?

I have an Intel AX210 Wifi 6E supported wireless card. There is a device that broadcasts WIFI on the 5165 MHz frequency. For my cyber security research, I need to collect packets from this device ...
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install Kali on side partition with systemd-boot

On my macbook I have installed arch linux following the installation guide. I chose systemd-boot as the boot loader. I have an EFI partition at /dev/sda1 that stores systemd-bootand so. Everything is ...
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How to change hotspot security type from wpa to wpa2 in kali linux

I'm new to kali Linux(gnome).How to change hotspot security type from wpa to wpa2, my friend trying to connect to me but unable to do so as his laptop supports only wpa2 and wpa3. Tried tapping on ...
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I broke my Kali desktop for a user after trying to rename them

The issue probably comes from the fact that I used pkill to allow me to rename the user. But anyway after logging back in as the user, my desktop had no menu / hotbar. Each time I login the terminal ...
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No XFCE Animated Resource Monitor available

I am running the latest version of kali (Debian Based OS) with XFCE on my laptop (not VM), please see further info below. When using a VM version for work I am able to see an animated CPU usage in the ...
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Bluetooth not getting enabled in Kali Linux inside Virtualbox

I installed Virtualbox and set up kali Linux Yesterday. I wanted to connect my Bluetooth speaker. I went to the setting and tried to enable the button to turn on Bluetooth. But that button didn't work....
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How can I get my gnome lockscreen as default instead of the grey system one?

Suddenly my lockscreen changed from the gnome (blue one) lockscreen that detects the username and asks for password to the login screen that asks for both username and password. I am trying to get it ...
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Kali Linux not Updating

I am trying to update my kali linux version, but whenever I try to execute sudo apt update command, it gives me the following output: Ign:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/micahflee/ppa/ubuntu groovy ...
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