How To Install kali-linux-core on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-linux-core on Kali Linux. kali-linux-core is Kali Linux base system (core packages)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-linux-core on Kali Linux.

What is kali-linux-core

kali-linux-core is:

This is Kali Linux, the most advanced penetration testing and security auditing distribution.

This metapackage depends on all the packages that are installed by default on any Kali system.

There are three methods to install kali-linux-core on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kali-linux-core Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-linux-core using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kali-linux-core

Install kali-linux-core Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-linux-core using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kali-linux-core

Install kali-linux-core Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-linux-core using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-linux-core

How To Uninstall kali-linux-core on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kali-linux-core package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kali-linux-core

Uninstall kali-linux-core And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kali-linux-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-linux-core

Remove kali-linux-core Configurations and Data

To remove kali-linux-core configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kali-linux-core

Remove kali-linux-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kali-linux-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-linux-core

Dependencies

kali-linux-core have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-linux-core package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.