With Kali Linux 2.0 released together with everyone started upgrading, it’s imperative that nosotros endeavor to follow Official guides first.
I acquire many readers who are using Kali Linux together with volition follow my guides (unfortunately, closed to would follow my guides outset than next Official guides, duh… I’m honored but seriously … come upwardly on mate!) I was notified via email/twitter/Facebook message that closed to of my posts requires updating. This post was originally posted past times Offensive Security, the proficient people who worked endlessly to create Kali Linux which contains valuable information’s. I am re-sharing this alongside my readers hoping that you lot volition endeavor to follow Kali Linux 2.0 Top 10 post install tips past times Offensive Security outset earlier you lot endeavor my guide every bit I’ve had simply 24 hours to evaluate my previous posts together with right those whereas the dev squad at OffSec had months. So obviously, their posts together with instructions volition live to a greater extent than accurate than mine.
I’ve updated closed to parts of it every bit the official guides didn’t either explicate much or didn’t had images for novel users. Hope that’s OK!
With Kali 2.0 immediately released, nosotros wanted to portion a few post install procedures nosotros discovery ourselves repeating over together with over, inwards the hopes that you lot volition discovery them useful every bit well. We’ve also slapped inwards closed to answers to mutual questions we’ve been getting.
This is re-blogged from Offensive Security’s weblog post. Re-blogging it to enhance awareness. Please catch Offensive Security Blog page for official updates.
Kali Linux 2.0 Top 10 post install tips past times Offensive Security
Here is our top 10 list:
Enable or Disable the intelligent sidebar option
Some people beloved it, closed to people abhor it. In smaller resolutions, it tin live annoying. We’re talking nearly the disappearing sidebar on the left of the screen. Here’s a brusque video how to modify this behaviour.
Add your SSH populace commutation to Kali 2.0
Kali Linux 2.0 takes on the Debian SSH configuration option, default since Jessie, which disallows root logins without a key.
root@kali: # grep Root /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PermitRootLogin without-password
The less preferred alternative, is to modify the PermitRootLogin parameter to “yes”, together with restart the SSH server, which volition allow remote password root logins. For safer remote root SSH access, add together your populace commutation to the authorized_keys file.
Install Nvidia drivers if you lot demand them
If you lot create got an NVIDIA graphics card, you lot should follow these instructions to acquire the NVIDIA drivers installed inwards Kali 2.0.
Install VMWare or Virtualbox invitee tools if you lot demand them
Our instructions on installing virtual invitee tools haven’t changed much together with function good on the latest version of VMWare (Workstation together with Fusion), every bit good every bit VirtualBox.
Here’s a detailed guide alongside explanation for VirtualBox:
Correct way to install Virtualbox Guest Additions packages on Kali Linux
Disable the Screen Lock Gnome feature
We missed disabling this characteristic inwards our official builds, but volition produce hence inwards an upcoming update together with time to come ISO releases. This is the fastest way to disable the hide lock Gnome feature:
Don’t add together extra repositories to your Kali 2.0 install
If for closed to argue you lot chose “no” when asked “use a network mirror” during you lot Kali installation, you lot may live missing closed to entries inwards your sources.list file. If this is the case, banking corporation fit the official repository list that should live inwards that file. Despite what many unofficial guides learn you lot to do, avoid adding extra repositories to your sources.list files. Don’t add together kali-dev, kali-rolling or whatever other Kali repositories unless you lot create got a specific argue to – which usually, you lot won’t. If you lot must add together additional repositories, driblet a novel sources file inwards /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ instead.
Kali Linux 2.x – Kali Sana details together with explanations tin live flora inwards adding official Kali Linux 2.0 – Kali Sana Repositories page.
Add a non-root user if you’re non comfortable running every bit root
Kali Linux got alone root user past times default. While most applications require root access, it’s ever a proficient regard to add together a minute user. Open lastly together with type next to create novel user (replace user1 alongside your desired user name)
useradd -m user1
(Note: -m agency create abode directory which is unremarkably /home/username)
Now laid password for this user
passwd user1
Enter desired password twice Add user to sudo grouping (to allow user to install software, allow printing, role privileged vogue etc.)
usermod -a -G sudo user1
(Note: -a agency append or add together together with –G hateful to specified group/groups) Change default crunch of previously created user to bash
chsh -s /bin/bash user1
To larn more, follow this fantabulous together with detailed post on adding take away user (standard user/non-root) inwards Kali Linux. This post explains how to add together a user alongside all user directories already inwards identify (thereby avoiding “Could non update .ICEauthority var/lib/gdm3/.ICEauthority” or whatever mistake containing .ICEauthority or permission inwards general.
Avoid installing Flash Player
Just don’t.
Keep the Kali organization upwardly to date
We clit upstream updates from Debian four times a day. This ensures that safety updates are implemented inwards Kali on an ongoing basis. You should conk along your organization upwardly to appointment past times regularly running the next commands:
apt-get create clean && apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get dist-upgrade -y
Avoid manual installations of tools inwards FSH defined directories
There’s several ways you lot tin role Kali – either every bit a “throw away pentesting machine” or every bit a “long term role OS“. The “throw away” method entails setting upwardly Kali for a i off engagement or brusque term use, together with and hence killing off the OS when done (this unremarkably happens inwards virtual environments). The “long term use” role illustration describes people who wishing to role Kali on an ongoing footing for day-to-day use. Both methods are perfectly valid, but require unlike treatment. If you lot conception to role Kali on a day-to-day basis, you should avoid manual installs of programs inwards FSH defined directories, every bit this would conflict alongside the existing apt packet manager.
My comments
I am trying to update former weblog posts every bit fast every bit I can. Readers, produce empathise Offensive Security/Kali Linux Dev squad got way to a greater extent than people (compared to me only) together with their instructions are to live followed first. I am happy to update/modify whatever posts if there’s a fault. If you’ve flora an issues alongside whatever of the posts, produce right me.
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