How To Update Kali Repair Guide

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Introduction

Step 1

              Open Kali's command line Terminal

Press Ctrl + Alt + T to open the Terminal Interface.

Press Ctrl + Alt + T to open the Terminal Interface.

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Step 2

              Enter the following command

To update and upgrade Kali enter the following command: sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y
If you asked to restart services during the upgrades, choose Yes

To update and upgrade Kali enter the following command: sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y

If you asked to restart services during the upgrades, choose Yes

Step 3

              Remove your unnecessary Packages

Once the updates and upgrades are complete some of the packages won’t be required. You can remove those packages with the command: sudo apt autoremove -y
This will allow your Kali Linux machine to run smoothly and will free up necessary storage.

Once the updates and upgrades are complete some of the packages won’t be required. You can remove those packages with the command: sudo apt autoremove -y

This will allow your Kali Linux machine to run smoothly and will free up necessary storage.

In the event that you don’t have the latest release of Kali Linux, or didn’t install it, you’re going to want to use the following command

sudo apt update && sudo dist-upgrade -y

Be cautious, as this is the equivalent a major Windows Update and can mess up a system that you have been using for a while.

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