Questions tagged [kali-linux]
Kali Linux is a penetration testing distribution made by Offensive Security. It is based on Debian, and is the child of BackTrack.
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Repairing bootloader for kali linux 2.0
I'm trying to repair the boot loader for kali 2.0. I'm not sure what caused it but it doesn't show up in the bios anymore. I found this code:
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount --...
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Could not detect the operating system in disc image of kali linux
I am trying to create a virtual machine using VMware Workstation 12. When i am choosing iso image during installation it do not detect the operating system.
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KALI Linux Booting Issue Freeze at Login Page
I have a very odd problem that happened to me twice since I clean installed Kali Linux V2.0 a month ago.
Both times I handled the problem by clean installing the OS again.
I looked it up online for ...
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Can't mount VMware tools cdrom in VMware Player
I know this should be easy, but I'm having a hell of a time figuring out where the vmware tools cdrom is (for instance it's not /dev/cdrom) and so I can't figure out how to mount it. I'm on Kali Linux,...
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How to check the device type of a WiFi host?
If I see a Wifi network, how can check what's the type of the Wifi host - a router, a computer, a smartphone, a tablet? Is there something like a fingerprint, similar to User-Agent headers in browsers?...
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Full Network Enumeration without an assigned ip address
I've faced a situation where I connected to a network with an ethernet cable and the DHCP server was disabled, so I didn't get an assigned ip. I was wondering if I can run a scan with kali linux tools ...
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Xfce4 breaks down on every restart
I have casually been using Kali for quite a while, however just today I encountered this an issue, right after I swapped my Grub background image and restarted. Whenever I use my account, Xfce breaks ...
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How can I sniff all my router traffic with Wireshark?
I recently bought a WiFi adapter with Monitor mode (Alfa Network AWUS036NHA) and I want to sniff all my network traffic at my home.
The goal is to detect some packets sent and received by my 'physical'...
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Unable to download Falco in Kali Linux
I am trying to install Falco in Kali Linux. The official download documentation can be found here.
When I try and execute the command
apt-get update -y
I am getting following error.
E: The repository ...
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What am I getting this Metasploit error: “Exploit aborted due to failure: no-target: No matching target”
Currently running two VMs on a host-only adapter for practice, on one is Kali Linux, and the other is Microsoft Windows XP SP2.
I am attempting to access the Windows XP VM through the common windows/...
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Kali Linux in VMware, Blinking cursor top-right, Black screen
The above animation shows what happened in booting (after it showed the grub menu, I hit 'Esc')!
I am really worried!
Please help me.
Neither apt update nor upgrade worked. And also modifying in grub ...
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Dual-Boot Kali Linux Wired Connection Not Working
When I plug in a Category 5 cable to get an Ethernet connection, the system detects a wired connection. However, I cannot access the Internet.
When I choose to connect to the wired connection, the ...
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Monitor mode with TL-WN725N and 4.19.0 kernel
I'd like to use monitor mode and packet injection on my Kali linux VM running 4.19.0-kali5-amd64 kernel. I'm using a TP-Link WN725N v2 USB adapter (RTL8188EUS chip) and the default r8188eu driver ...
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Adding Linux to a MacBook bro
So I am trying to install Kali Linux on my mac as a dual but for some reason, the last step is on their documentation page did not work for me!
It Asks me to type something similar to this
sudo dd ...
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How to manually sign Kali for UEFI
I have a laptop running Win10Pro and has UEFI. I have a USB stick with Kali on it.
If I disable Secure Boot, I can boot from Kali with no problem, but then Win10/BitLocker complains. Naturally, I ...
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apt-add-repository dosen't work in kali linux
I am running kali linux and when I try to use command sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alex-wv/pulseaudio-equalizer-ppa, it gives me this code:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/apt-add-...
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apt-get Unmet dependencies error
every time i try to install somthing with apt-get it returns this
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f ...
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How to save changes to a bootable USB Kali Linux
I have recently made a bootable usb with Linux Kali on it, and I have been using it for a while now but it becomes very annoying when I have to log into everything every time I boot into Kali...
So ...
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how do I find my username in kali linux? [duplicate]
I installed kali and the next day after coming to work I forgot the username, I was able to find answers on how to change the password but not to get username info.
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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 Linux - Displays -> Could not get screen information
I just recently installed Kali Linux about a week ago to dual boot alongside my Linux Mint. I have been using Linux Mint for about two years now, but I am new to Kali Linux.
The first day I played ...
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Sha1Sum on kali.org
I am unable to download kali linux from their official website kali.org. I try to verify the sha1sum but all I get is invalid
https://gyazo.com/2e02792c685fbd2ebfd50e04fe218501.
Any ideas? I can ...
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apt-get install / update command does not working
I am using kali linux and not able to update the packages.
So I can't install any software.
The error message says: Unable to locate package
I've tried a lot but no improvements, kindly tell me how ...
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How to dual boot Windows 10 and (Kali) Linux?
I tried to install (Kali) Linux over a live usb stick (live .. > Application > System Tools > Install Kali Linux), but the with Windows 10 created partition of ~60GB won't be recognized by the ...
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How to install Virtualbox Guest Additions in Kali Linux:
I have a problem with my Kali Linux, I am getting an error while installing virtual box guest addition. I have Windows 8.1 64-bit and I have installed virtual box latest version 4.3.28 in my windows. ...
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WSL2 kali-win-kex always launches desktop in seamless mode
I've managed to successfully install Kali with WSL2 on a Windows 11 home machine. I've also managed to install (and reinstall) kali-win-kex. kex --win -s works as expected, but when I run
$ kex --sl -...
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How can i fix connection timed out on kali linux?
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for kali:
Get:1 http://deb.i2p2.no unstable InRelease [19.7 kB]
Ign:2 http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling InRelease ...
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Installing Kali Linux in Docker and accessing it's GUI over the browser
so I'm pretty new to docker and all that stuff.
I would like to install Kali Linux as a Docker container and access it's GUI from the browser. How do I do that? I use Portainer as a GUI for managing ...
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Including an export in .profile does not update path after login
I installed Kali Linux v2020.4 using i3-wm and have updated .profile [below] to include an exported PATH, as I assumed updating .profile would impact all shells (sh, Bash, Zsh, etc.).
After logging ...
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How can I convert my partition from GPT to MBR and make my system dual boot Kali and Windows?
I want someone to help me how to install Kali on my laptop and want to know how to convert a GPT partition to MBR.
I searched on YouTube but most of the popular tutorials didn’t work. Even after ...
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