Questions tagged [kali-linux]
This tag should be used if your question involves Kali Linux, a Linux distribution based on Debian. Questions regarding Kali Linux should not be related to specific setup (installing specific driver, modifying sources.list...) but oriented toward usage of Kali Linux tools. Kali is often used for security testing and comes with a huge set of tools for that. It is not a general-purpose Linux desktop distribution.
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Return of "unable to boot" error
At the start of this year, running a kali live USB on a Lenovo (Lunar Lake) "Aura Edition" laptop was impossible due to incompatible hardware. Then, approx. 4 months ago, kali 2025.3 ...
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mkfs.ext4 deleted my filesystems, how can i recover data?
Iam trying to recover my data and need help/advice on how to do it. The details of my issue are as below
My disk was partitioned as below -
sda1 - 487MB, primary bootable type 83
sda2 - 240G , ...
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How to add second boot option
Im currently running Debian 12, and I want to be able to have Kali Linux as a second option in GRUB. I've already installed the Kali Linux OS (rolling) using debootstrap (sudo debootstrap kali-rolling ...
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Ghostty terminal showing "illegal hardware instruction (core dumped)" on Kali Linux
I've been using Ghostty as my daily terminal because I really love its minimal design. However, from the last few weeks it stopped running and shows this error:
zsh: illegal hardware instruction (core ...
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Unable to install gfortran on Kali linux
I’m trying to install gfortran on Kali Linux with
sudo apt install gfortran
so I can build SciPy and gensim in a Python 3.12 virtual environment, but I keep getting this error:
Package gfortran is ...
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org.freedesktop.IBus interface not found in the system after installing ibus and daemon start
My system is Kali 2022. I am new to linux and trying to interact with IBus using a python script. I have done the following things:
Installed ibus using sudo apt install ibus
Started ibus-daemon ...
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Kali Linux blank screen with blinking '-' after upgrade — can't access recovery shell
I'm facing a serious issue with my Kali Linux installation after running sudo apt upgrade. Here's what's happening:
After booting, I get the error:
Oh no! Something has gone wrong. A problem has ...
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🛠️ Issue Summary – GPG Key Error When Running `sudo apt update` on Fresh Kali Install
Image -> https://postimg.cc/WtZ6QD3V <-Image
Hi all,
I just installed Kali Linux and ran:
sudo apt update
But I got this error:
GPG error: http://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/kali kali-rolling ...
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GRUB disappears from UEFI boot entries after booting Windows (Ubuntu + Windows dual boot)
Every time I boot into Windows (11/10) on my dual-boot system, the GRUB entry vanishes from the UEFI boot menu. I reinstall GRUB from a live Kali USB, and the entry comes back. Then I reboot into ...
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terminal after ssh only return 4 line stdout
So, I did a certification lab lately and after I logged in my ssh, I cannot use a command longer than X line (4 in F server lab and 29 in C server lab. My host kali machine is working and I've tried ...
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Keys behaving differently when copying Xmodmap from Arch to Kali
I have copied my keyboard config(.Xmodmap file) from arch to kali. It is sourced in .xsessions and some keys work fine.
However some keys are not good, for example I use the first letter row of the ...
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Remote Shell Python3 Stuck & stty raw -echo;fg Kali Linux Problem
So I've been doing CTF Tryhackme called mKingdom and got a remote shell. However, I want an upgrade of the remote terminal so I ran python3 -c 'import pty;pty.spawn("/bin/bash")' , it showed ...
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apt: "Conflicting values set for option Signed-By"
Every time I run apt update, I get this error in Kali Linux 2025.2.
└─# apt update
Error: Conflicting values set for option Signed-By regarding source http://http.kali.org/kali/ kali-rolling: /usr/...
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Unable to Install Packages on Kali Linux Due to Mirror Connection Timeout and Package Not Found Errors
I’m running Kali Linux, which is installed on a VMware virtual machine. I have been facing issues while trying to update and install packages using apt. The system shows errors related to connection ...
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Installing Kali Linux on a external HDD, dual-booting with Windows 10
I have Oracle VM on my Windows 10 laptop and installed Kali Linux on it.
But after using the VM several times, Kali Linux crashes and does not launch.
So, I decided to install Kali Linux on an ...
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