Install packages you want in kali linux light

Install packages you want in kali linux light

If you have downloaded Kali Linux 32 bit mini, Kali Linux 64 bit mini, Kali Linux 32 bit Light, Kali Linux 64 bit Light, then you might find that some tools are missing and only some basic tools are available such as nmap, Aircrack-ng.

Kali Linux provide multiple metapackages that would allow us to easily install subsets of tools based on our particular needs. After installation of kali linux mini or light version here is what you want to do first. Below is the way to install the package you want.

1. Make sure you have correct repo. for more info go to http://docs.kali.org/general-use/kali-linux-sources-list-repositories

a. Always take a backup

 # mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list_BAK

b. Create a repo source file

# vi /etc/apt/sources.list

c. Paste following 

deb http://http.kali.org/kali sana main non-free contrib

deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security sana/updates main contrib non-free

deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali sana main non-free contrib

deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security sana/updates main contrib non-free

# sudo apt-get update

d. search available metapackages 

# apt-cache search kali-linux

you can play around with apt-cache

# apt-cache -h

# apt-cache showpkg kali-linux  

e. If you want kali-linux-web package then install with below command

# apt-get install kali-linux-web

Find out list of tools inside each packages: http://tools.kali.org/kali-metapackages

What if you just want a tool. For example, if there is no arpspoof by default and 

you want to install it

# apt-cache search arpspoof

# apt-get install dsniff

There you go :)