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so i am new to kali. I have a older version that i am trying to update using the apt-get update command but its not working. Can this version update in this manner?
Mister_X
2020-01-21, 01:14
Without knowing what isn't working, there is no way to know how to fix it.
What is the error? Not just the last line, the full output.
Without knowing what isn't working, there is no way to know how to fix it.
What is the error? Not just the last line, the full output.
its updating now but i had to do it through the gui and settings. Its been 3 hours and its still updating. I may as well had of re down loaded it and install the new one.
Using update command not enough. You need to do full upgrade.
How to upgrade Kali Linux 2019.x to Kali Linux 2020.x
Note: # prompt means you are in root mode.
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Step 1: Enable official Kali repositories (Type all 3 lines)
# tee /etc/apt/sources.list<<EOF
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib
EOF
Step 2: Check current release
# cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Kali GNU/Linux Rolling"
NAME="Kali GNU/Linux"
ID=kali
VERSION="2019.4"
VERSION_ID="2019.4"
VERSION_CODENAME="kali-rolling"
ID_LIKE=debian
ANSI_COLOR="1;31"
HOME_URL="https://www.kali.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://forums.kali.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.kali.org/"
Step 3: Do full upgrade.
# apt update
# apt -y full-upgrade
Step 4: Reboot
# [ -f /var/run/reboot-required ] && reboot -f
Step 5: Check upgraded release
# cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Kali GNU/Linux Rolling"
NAME="Kali GNU/Linux"
ID=kali
VERSION="2020.1"
VERSION_ID="2020.1"
VERSION_CODENAME="kali-rolling"
ID_LIKE=debian
ANSI_COLOR="1;31"
HOME_URL="https://www.kali.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://forums.kali.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.kali.org/"
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