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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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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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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apt-get update not working: Signing/ Verification errors
When I run apt-get update I get
Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb stable InRelease
Ign:2 http://archive-4.kali.org/kali kali-rolling InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive-4....
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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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How do I disable the screensaver/lock in kali linux?
If I am doing nothing for about 10 minutes or so, then my OS is locked and I have to login again which is very annoying. How can I disable this security feature?
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Can't login in Kali Linux
I installed Kali Linux a month ago. It was good until today.
When I submit username and password the box disappears and reappears again asking about username and password. It shows no error. I just ...
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Virtual Box error after creating new VM
I have followed several tutorials thinking I was doing something wrong while installing virtual machines using VirtualBox.
It is important to say that I'm running Virtual Box on Windows 8.1
The ...
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BOOTREC /FIXBOOT => Element not found
So the other day, there is a post about this here but there have been some developments, I installed Linux Kali to dual boot and messed up the booting of my PC.
After messing around with the boot ...
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Getting a "your password no longer matches your keyring" error when I try to access my VPN on Kali Linux
I had to reset my root password and now I'm having this issue when I try to access my VPN on Kali Linux:
Your password no longer matches your keyring.
Does anyone have any idea how to solve this?
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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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Change number of CPUs in VirtualBox is disabled
I'm using virtualbox with Kali and it's working fine, however I currently only have it using 1 cpu and I'd like to add more.
However when I go to Settings → System → Processor the fields ...
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How to set system time on Kali linux?
I am trying to set the time, using e.g.
date -s "11/20/2003 12:00:00"
however, after a few moments, the system time resets to the current time. What am I doing wrong?
NTP should not get a different ...
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Kali linux 2.0 failed to connect to lvmetad.Falling back to device scanning
I added rolling repo from kali.org and did update and upgrade, then I rebooted,now I get following error on black screen
Warning:Failed to connect to lvmetad. Falling back to device scanning.
"disk/...
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How to make OpenVAS listen on an external interface?
I need to connect to my OpenVAS from the Internet to conduct penetration tests.
I didn't found any way to make it permanently listen on the external interface: openvas-start causes it to listen on ...
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Bluetooth not Working on Kali Linux
Well I had the problem that bluetooth was always off. I go to configuration->Bluetooth and everytime I tried to put it off just returns to off a while after.
I tried with this command:
aptitude ...
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What happens if you delete all secure boot variables?
I am attempting to install Kali Linux alongside a preinstalled Windows 10. Secure boot restricts me from booting from USB, so what happens if I delete its variables?
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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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Security Violation on boot off Usb
I have a bootable USB drive with Kali Linux on it
When I try to boot off it, my BIOS will alert me that it cannot boot due to a *SECURITY VIOLATION*
Then it boots to my current OS. (Ubuntu)
How do I ...
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Installing MySQL Server in Kali Linux
I tried installing MySQL Server in my Kali Linux but when I ran this command
apt-get install mysql-server
This error comes
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading ...
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Black screen Kali Linux 2016.2 on VirtualBox
Does anyone know the solution to the dreaded black screen on Kali Linux when booting from VirtualBox? I imported the ova appliance straight from Kali's website (Kali-Linux-2016.2-vbox-i686.ova) and, ...
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Kali for Raspberry Pi 3: exploitdb update hangs and does nothing
I have a serious problem in my Kali for Raspberry Pi 3: I've followed a video on YouTube to expand Kali and install a full version. I've started the process, and after about 4 hours, it has frozen and ...
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Kali Linux Rolling - apt-get upgrade: failed to fetch 404 not found
I'm trying to update my linux packages but I get the following error:
# apt-get update
Ign:1 http://ftp.be.debian.org/debian wheezy InRelease
Hit:2 http://ftp.be.debian.org/debian wheezy Release
Hit:...
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How to change the colour of KATE text editor's UI
I have recently downloaded KATE text editor for my kali linux. I love the editor ,but the light UI is a real eyesore.
Does anybody know how to make the UI dark like the editor's theme?
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"apt-get update" Fails? (Kali Linux with Virtual Box)
I just recently installed Kali Linux 2.0 (64-Bit) on Virtual Box with a Windows 7 (64-Bit) host. I have problem with apt-get, and the simple question here is, how can I fix it?
Unfortunately running: ...
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install the grub boot loader on a hard disk` failed on my pc
I am installing kali linux on my pc. while installing install the grub boot loader on a hard disk.
I am trying to install kali linux with grub as your bootloader and that step is failing.
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bWAPP: Connection failed: "Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'" when clicking install
I've downloaded the most recent bWAPP from sourceforge.net and followed the INSTALL.txt guidelines to install it on a clean Kali Linux installation (2017.3).
I use the following MySQL connection ...
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kali linux not taking keyboard input at login page when running on vmware
I have recently installed VMWare to use Kali Linux on it but upon reaching the login page I wasn't able to type my username/password, it wasn't taking any keyboard input (even with a virtual keyboard)
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Dumpper and Jumpstart for GNU/Linux
I try Reaver, but takes too long and not working for me. Dumpper and jumpstart in this article worked for me, is there any equivalent for GNU/Linux?
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Installing WiFi drivers on a Kali Linux laptop
I have a Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter. How do I make it work with Kali/Debian Linux?
I can't get my OS to recognize the WiFi connections.
Sai Ram
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Why will my trackpad and keyboard not work with dual booted Kali Linux on Mac?
Due to my current circumstances, I need to dual boot Kali Linux on my MacBook Pro (2018). I managed to burn the image onto an external flash drive and load to the desktop in the Kali OS.
My problem ...
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