How To Install kali-linux-headless on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-linux-headless on Kali Linux. kali-linux-headless is Kali Linuxs default packages (headless)

Introduction

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

What is kali-linux-headless

kali-linux-headless is:

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

This metapackage depends on all the applications that are included in official Kali Linux images and that don’t require X11/GUI.

There are three methods to install kali-linux-headless 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-headless 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-headless using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install kali-linux-headless Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kali-linux-headless

Install kali-linux-headless 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-headless using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-linux-headless

How To Uninstall kali-linux-headless on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove kali-linux-headless

Uninstall kali-linux-headless And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove kali-linux-headless Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

kali-linux-headless have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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