Kali Linux 1.1.0 Released

On 9th February 2105, Kali 1.1.0 was released. This is the latest version so far, and has a lot of major changes. Here's what the official Kali website had to say about it. Kali 1.1.0 can be download from here.- 

After almost two years of public development (and another year behind the scenes), we are proud to announce our first point release of Kali Linux – version 1.1.0. This release brings with it a mix of unprecedented hardware support as well as rock solid stability. For us, this is a real milestone as this release epitomizes the benefits of our move from BackTrack to Kali Linux over two years ago. As we look at a now mature Kali, we see a versatile, flexible Linux distribution, rich with useful security and penetration testing related features, running on all sorts of weird and wonderful ARM hardware. But enough talk, here are the goods:

• The new release runs a 3.18 kernel, patched for wireless injection attacks.
• Our ISO build systems are now running off live-build 4.x.
• Improved wireless driver support, due to both kernel and firmware upgrades.
• NVIDIA Optimus hardware support.
• Updated virtualbox-tool, openvm-tools and vmware-tools packages and instructions.
• A whole bunch of fixes and updates from our bug-tracker changelog.
• And most importantly, we changed grub screens and wallpapers!

DownloadorUpgradeKaliLinux1.1.0

You can expect updated VMWare and multiple ARM image releases to be posted in the Offensive Security custom Kali Linux image download page in the next few days. As usual, if you’ve already got Kali Linux installed and running, there’s no need to re-download the image as you can simply update your existing operating system using simple aptcommands:

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

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How to install Firefox in Kali Linux

Introduction

This is a small and quick guide on How to install Firefox in Kali Linux.

Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed for Windows, OS X, and Linux, with a mobile version for Android, by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards.

As of July 2013, Firefox has between 16% and 21% of worldwide usage, making it the third most popular web browser, according to different sources. According to Mozilla, Firefox counts over 450 million users around the world. The browser has had particular success in Indonesia, Germany, and Poland, where it is the most popular browser with 57%, 45% and 44% of the market share, respectively. Source: Wikipedia

IceWeasel is the default browser in Kali Linux which is really Firefox with a different name and logo. Debian guru’s didn’t like Mozilla’s license agreement and decided to use IceWeasel instead of Firefox. Personally, I can’t see much differences but if you’re one of those people who MUST use Firefox this guide will help you to replace IceWeasel with Firefox.

Note: This is copy paste guide to achieve that. So yeah, this is the best way to go about..

Close IceWeasel

If you have IceWeasel running, how are you going to remove it? So copy these instructions into Leafpad and close IceWeasel. Maybe you could bookmark this site to come back and check? Upto you really.

Install Firefox in Kali Linux

Copy paste these commands in your Terminal.

apt-get remove iceweasel
echo -e "\ndeb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null
apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com C1289A29
apt-get update
apt-get install firefox-mozilla-build

Testing

Now find Firefox logo and fire it up.

Hope this small guide helps someone out there..

Thanks for reading.

End of guide How to install Firefox in Kali Linux.

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Things to Do After Installing Kali Linux

I have made a small list of things that I always preform after installing the fresh copy of Kali Linux

1. Fix Default Repository

The simplest way is to edit it is to open up the Terminal and enter the following command;

leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list

and then remove existing config with the following lines;

## Regular repositories

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

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

## Source repositories

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

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

2. Update, Upgrade, Dist-Upgrade

Clean, update, upgrade and dist-upgrade your Kali installation.

Enter the following command in the terminal;

apt-get clean && apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get dist-upgrade -y

3. Fix PulseAudio Warning

Enter the following command in the terminal;

leafpad /etc/default/pulseaudio

Now in the config file that pops up, find;

PULSEAUDIO_SYSTEM_START=0

and replace 0 with 1

PULSEAUDIO_SYSTEM_START=1

Where, 0 = don’t start in system mode, 1 = start in system mode.

4. Install TOR

Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security. This guide guides your through installing tor in Kali Linux. Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world It prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location.

Tor is available in Kali repository, to install it directly from the repository open your Terminal and type the following;

apt-get install tor

After that enable TOR service from command line;

service tor start

Now browse with confident by using proxychains and tor;

proxychains iceweasel

5. Install Filezilla FTP Client

No Linux installation is complete with a proper fully fledged FTP Client. Filezilla is the best out there, so install Filezilla using the following command;

apt-get install filezilla filezilla-common -y

6. Install File Roller - Archive Manager

Kali Linux lacks a proper GUI archive manager. Install it Archive Manager (File Roller) using the following command;

apt-get install unrar unace rar unrar p7zip zip unzip p7zip-full p7zip-rar file-roller -y

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HOW to Change MAC Address in Kali Linux

What is Mac Address?

A MAC address, or Media Access Control address, is a 48-bit or 64-bit address associated with a network adapter. While IP addresses are associated with software, MAC addresses are linked to the hardware of network adapters. For this reason, the MAC address is sometimes called the hardware address, the burned-in address (BIA), or the physical address. MAC addresses are expressed in hexadecimal notation in the following format: 01-23-45-67-89-AB, in the case of a 48-bit address, or 01-23-45-67-89-AB-CD-EF, in the case of a 64-bit address. Colons (:) are sometimes used instead of dashes (-).

In this tutorial, I will show you how to change/spoof MAC address to keep you anonymous on the internet through hardware aspect;

1. Start Kali Linux and open its terminal;

2. Type ifconfig | grep HWaddr in the terminal, and press Enter, you will see your real MAC Address;

3. For making a temporary change to MAC address, we need to turn off the network interface first, by running entering ifconfig eth0 down in the terminal and hit Enter;

4. Now we can configure the new MAC address, you can change the MAC address using this hexadecimal format XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

Enter ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:00:00:00:00:02 in the terminal and hit Enter;

5. Now you can turn on the network interface again, by entering ifconfig eth0 up in the terminal and hit Enter;

6. In the last, check again the MAC Address whether it is changed or not, by entering ifconfig | grep HWaddr in the terminal, and press Enter, you will see your spoofed MAC Address which you have entered in step number 4;

Hope you have found this article useful in helping you in some aspects of computer security.

Note: Do Not Use Any Tutorial Of This Blog To Harm Anyone. This Is Only For Educational Purpose. I Will Not Be Responsible For Anything Done By You.

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