How To Install kali-linux-large on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-linux-large on Kali Linux. kali-linux-large is Kali Linux extended default tool selection

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-linux-large on Kali Linux.

What is kali-linux-large

kali-linux-large is:

This is Kali Linux, the most advanced penetration testing and security auditing distribution.

This metapackage installs the applications which are included by default in official Kali Linux images and adds many more on top of those.

There are three methods to install kali-linux-large on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kali-linux-large Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-linux-large using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kali-linux-large

Install kali-linux-large Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-linux-large using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kali-linux-large

Install kali-linux-large Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-linux-large using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-linux-large

How To Uninstall kali-linux-large on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kali-linux-large package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kali-linux-large

Uninstall kali-linux-large And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kali-linux-large and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-linux-large

Remove kali-linux-large Configurations and Data

To remove kali-linux-large configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kali-linux-large

Remove kali-linux-large configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kali-linux-large configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-linux-large

Dependencies

kali-linux-large have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-linux-large package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.