In this post, I will go over the steps on how to install Kali Linux Purple Tools and Theme on the existing Kali Linux.
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➡️ Introduction
Kali Purple released on March 13, 2023 which focus on defensive security instead of the offensive security that we are familiar with. However, it’s new and needs time for improvement. If you are not ready to switch over to Kali Purple, you can still experience the tools and installing them to your existing Kali Linux.
➡️ Step 1: Update and Upgrade
To update Kali, first ensure that /etc/apt/sources.list is properly populated:
Official Guide: https://www.kali.org/docs/general-use/updating-kali/
kali@kali:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# See https://www.kali.org/docs/general-use/kali-linux-sources-list-repositories/
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
# Additional line for source packages
# deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
kali@kali:~$After that we can run the following commands which will upgrade us to the latest Kali version:
kali@kali:~$ sudo apt update
kali@kali:~$
kali@kali:~$ sudo apt full-upgrade -y
kali@kali:~$
kali@kali:~$ sudo apt autoremove
kali@kali:~$➡️ Step 2: Install Kali Purple Tools
You can pick the tools set from the below list that suite your need.
Below are the commands to install the specific tools set:
- Identify
sudo apt install kali-tools-identify-y
- Protect
sudo apt install kali-tools-protect-y
- Detect
sudo apt install kali-tools-detect-y
- Respond
sudo apt install kali-tools-respond-y
- Recover
sudo apt install kali-tools-recover-y
If you want to install all five tools set, you can use the below command:
sudo apt install kali-tools-identify kali-tools-protect kali-tools-detect kali-tools-respond kali-tools-recover -y➡️ Step 3: Install Kali Purple Theme and Reinstall Kali Linux Menu
- To install Kali Purple Theme, use the command below:
kali@kali:~$ sudo apt install kali-themes-purple -y
- For the tools to be added to the menu, we will need to reinstall the kali-menu
kali@kali:~$ sudo apt install --reinstall kali-menu
Kali Purple tools should be listed under menu now.
➡️ Step 3: Change the appearance to Kali Purple Theme (Optional)
From the Kali Linux Menu, search for “Appearance”
Under “Style”, you have 2 options, Kali-Purple-Dark and Kali-Purple-Light
Under “Icon”, you also have 2 options, Flat-Remix-Purple-Dark and Flat-Purple-Light
- Kali-Purple-Dark with Flat-Remix-Purple-Dark
- Kali-Purple-Light with Flat-Remix-Purple-Light
➡️ Bonus: Installing new and legacy wallpapers
Use the below command to install new and legacy wallpapers:
sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install kali-wallpapers-legacy
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