How to add official Kali Linux Repositories?
This is a small guide on How to add official Kali Linux Repositories.
Kali Linux source.list Repositories page: Official Link
We’ve seen many people break their Kali Linux installations by following unofficial advice, or arbitrarily populating their sources.list file with unneeded repositories. The following post aims to clarify what repositories should exist in sources.list, and when they should be used.
Any additional repositories added to the Kali sources.list file will most likely BREAK YOUR KALI LINUX INSTALL.
The simplest way is to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list remove or comment every-line with # at the front and add the following lines..
Open sources.list and comment all lines with # in front
leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list
Add Official Repo’s only:
## Regular repositories
deb http://http./kali kali main non-free contrib
deb http://security./kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
## Source repositories
deb-src http://http./kali kali main non-free contrib
deb-src http://security./kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
Save and close the file.
Clean your apt-get
apt-get clean
STOP: If your Kali Linux apt-get update is slow follow this guide to sort out other issues: How to fix Kali apt-get slow update?
To switch repositories to a different mirror of your choice, follow this guide: How to change repositories to a different mirror?
Do an apt-get update
apt-get update
Do and upgrade
apt-get upgrade
Finally do a distribution upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade
That’s it, you’re set.
Conclusion
To fix Kali apt-get slow update follow this guide: How to fix Kali apt-get slow update?
To switch repositories to a different mirror of your choice, follow this guide: How to change repositories to a different mirror?
End of guide How to add official Kali Linux Repositories.
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