EXITING THINGS TO DO WITH LINUX KALI
Every Time i have a fresh installation of a Kali linux box, there are top ten things that i must do.
Here are the Top Ten Must Do Things After Installing Kali Linux, What to do after installing Kali Linux, How to get Kali Linux working perfectly. I cannot guarantee that this List will suit your daily needs but i think it will help you a lot.
These are the top Ten Must do Things After Installing Kali Linux
- Add default Kali Linux Repositories. Here is a list of modified, fast, reliable repositories for geeks.Remember to always type echo nameserver 8.8.8.8>> /etc/resolv.conf on the terminal before doing any updates to add Google DNS server. I suggest you remove your current repositories list located in /etc/apt/sources.list and paste the ones given here:
Open the sources.list file with either vi, leafpad, nano or any of your favorite text editor.
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
or
sudo leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list
Paste the following inside after removing or commenting previous content.
## Security updates
deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
## Bleeding-edge repositories
deb http://repo.kali.org/kali kali-bleeding-edge main
## Regular repositories
deb http://repo.kali.org/kali kali main non-free contrib
## Source repositories
deb-src http://repo.kali.org/kali kali main non-free contrib
deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
##wheezy-backports
deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy-backports main
Save the file and close.We added the wheezy-backports. To install any app via backports type:
sudo apt-get -t wheezy-backports install file_name.
For example to Install VLC using Wheezy-Backports you will type:
sudo apt-get -t wheezy-backports install vlc
2. Do system update, upgrade and dist-upgrade with this commands:
sudo apt-get update -y && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get dist-upgrade -y
3. Install Adobe Flash Player Flash Player Plugin. We have a complete article on how to do this but you can type this commands for easy and quick save.
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
Then
sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
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4. Install Archive Manager to extract compressed Files. The command to get the GUI interface of all archive manager commands is:
sudo apt-get install unrar rar unzip unace p7zip zip p7zip-full p7zip-rar file-roller -y
5. By default Sound on Kali Linux is not enabled when you boot your computer. To remove sound mute at start up type the following commands on the terminal.
sudo apt-get install alsa-utils -y
6. Add standard user account to run programs that doesn't run in root account and to make sure that you don't brick your computer by accidentally messing up with configuration files. These are the steps to add a standard user account.
step 1:
useradd -m user_name
For example
useradd -m luther
This will add the user account and create HOME directory for the user as well. Replace username with the name you wish to add.Home directory will be located at /home/user_name
Step 2:
Assign a password for the created user account with the passwd command:
passwd user_name
Example:
passwd luther
It will prompt you for a new password, enter it and confirm the password again after pressing Enter key.
Step 3:
Add the created user account to sudo group to grant him root privileges to install Softwares applications and administrative tasks like adding a printer.
usermod -a -G sudo user_name
E.g.
usermod -a -G sudo luther
-a: Means append or add the user to other supplementary groups
-G: Means specify the sudo supplementary group that the user will belong to.
Step 4:
Change the user's default shell to bash. Bash is GNU Bourne-Again Shell.It is an sh-compatible command language interpreter that executes commands read from the standard input or from a file.
chsh -s /bin/bash user_name
For example;
chsh -s /bin/bash luther
chsh command changes the user login shell. The -s option is used to specify the name of the new user;s login shell.
7. Install LibreOffice: Libreoffice Suite is a multi-platform office productivity suite. It was derived from OpenOffice.org 3.3 Beta.On the terminal type:
sudo apt-get install libreoffice
8.Install Deluge BitTorrent.
9. Install Themes. We have a complete
10. Install Google Chrome, Skype, Cheese, Camera program, Icedove Email Client.
a) Installing Google Chrome: Download Google Chrome for Linux from the Link , Select .deb for Ubuntu/Debian 64 Bit or 32 Bit version depending on your processor Architecture. Then Navigate to downlaod folder with cd command and type:
su -
dpkg -i google_chrome_version.deb
b) Installing Cheese:
sudo apt-get install cheese
c) Installing skype: To install Skype, download skype for debian.
then cd to download folder and install it with the command.
sudo dpkg -i skype.deb
To fix unmet dependecies type
sudo apt-get -f install
then,
dpkg -i skype.deb
d) Install Icedove:
Icedove provides IMAP/POP support, a built-in RSS reader, support for HTML mail, powerful quick search, saved search folders, advanced message filtering, junk mail controls, message grouping, labels, return receipts, smart address book, LDAP address completion, import tools and the ability to manage multiple identities in email and newsgroup accounts: Use the command below:
sudo apt-get install icedove
deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
## Bleeding-edge repositories
deb http://repo.kali.org/kali kali-bleeding-edge main
## Regular repositories
deb http://repo.kali.org/kali kali main non-free contrib
## Source repositories
deb-src http://repo.kali.org/kali kali main non-free contrib
deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
##wheezy-backports
deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy-backports main
dpkg -i google_chrome_version.deb
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