So, with the Kali repository configuration set up, we can move on to updating Kali, which is straight forward and will be familiar if you have updated other Debian based systems such as Ubuntu. How to Update Kali using the Command Line To break this down a little, using the example above, we are saying that we want to add a deb archive, the source/mirror for the repository is, the Kali branch is kali-rolling and the packages we wish to include from the repo are main, non-free and contrib. Understanding the Sources.List Formatting

You can find out how to add the correct repository for these branches here. To add the Kali rolling repo to the sources.list you can use the following command: $ echo 'deb kali-rolling main non-free contrib' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.listĪlternatively, there are other repositories if you are using a different Kali branch, such as kali-experimental or kali-last-snapshot. I’m using the kali-rolling branch, which is the default and is updated regularly. If your Kali Linux system isn’t configured to use an official Kali repository then you can add one. Update Kali Linux Repository Configuration

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