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Unable to install any packages on Kali

Windows admin, Linux newbie trying to do some really basic stuff for a class I'm taking. I'm using the official VMWare appliance from Kali so I would think everything is configured to a point of basic ...
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Kali apt-get update fails with "Clearsigned file isn't valid"

I'm trying to do apt-get update at in result i am getting these errors, tried various methods, couldnt resolve. i need help with this error. Get:1 http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling InRelease [18....
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Remove/Update Python3-dev

I am trying to install a wireless driver on Kali; however, when I try to update certain files I get the following error: └─$ sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove python3.9-dev ...
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Why is there a “Hash Sum mismatch” when I switch to a bridged network connection with VMWare on macOS?

I'd prefer to run my virtual machine in a bridged configuration so that it appears as another machine on my network. However, when I switch from a NATed configuration to a Bridged connection I get &...
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Kali linux -- unmet dependencies / broken system

I recently really screwed up my Kali VM. There was a package I installed by accident ("fontconfig"). I didn't know what it was or why it took so long to install. I tried to purge it and ...
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apt-get update issue in Kali

I'm running Kali Linux in WSL2. It's a new installation (using wsl --install) but when I try to apt-get update I get the following error: W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The ...
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How to fix broken repositories for `apt update`

I'm in a Kali Linux Virtual machine on a Windows 10 host machine. When I try use sudo apt update, I get the following output: The strange thing is that the error comes from a repository from a ...
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Whats going on in my kali linux? E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages. Im a Newbie

I was installing this package when this happened. root@kali:~/airgeddon# apt install isc-dhcp-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done ...
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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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cannot install ToR service in kali

apt install tor I am getting this error: Package tor is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from ...
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Kali Linux apt-get update Hash sum mismatch error

I downloaded Offensive Security Kali Linux 2020.2 Virtual Box ova from their website. When I try to update apt, hash sum mismatch error occurs. I tried to update my repositories but to no avail. I ...
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How can I get past a “Repository is not signed…” message when attempting to upgrade Kali Linux from a mounted disk image?

I am trying to upgrade Kali Linux from 2017.2 to 2018.2 using an iso mounted in the Kali Virtual Machine. So, what I did was I edited my sources.list file to: deb file:///media/cdrom0 kali-rolling ...
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Error after running Kali Linux update command

I have downloaded the Kali Linux image and Kali Linux VM image more than 7 times but it shows same error ever time I run the apt-get update command after installing properly. Get:1 http://ftp.yzu....
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apt connection is broken

After I re-installed Kali-Linux, I got stuck without a connection in terminal. Unable to use apt and even git clone. I followed a tutorial that left me broken because I cannot use apt to re-install ...
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E: flAbsPath on /var/lib/dpkg/status failed whenever trying to install any software or to update in Kali Linux 2.0

#apt-get update Fetched 26.5 MB in 3min 1s (146 kB/s) Output directory /var/lib/debtags/ does not exist Reading package lists... Error! E: flAbsPath on /var/...
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