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How can I achieve the look of the Kali terminal in Ubuntu?

Kali PROMPT in Ubuntu Open ~/.bashrc file and search for PS1 variable and replace the 1st PS1 variable i.e this PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\...
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How do you move (mv) in ZSH all files from current directory except two or more to a child directory?

You can use the “not” operator: setopt extendedglob mv ^a[12] testfolder mv ^a<1-2> testfolder mv ^(a1|a2) testfolder Or, alternatively, the “but not” operator: setopt extendedglob mv *~a[12] ...
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Kali Linux Live USB space

The Live USB is confined to the USB. Simple Kali fits within 32 GB and so get a 32 GB USB key for it. If you want it on the hard drive, then best to install it as a Virtual Machine. I do this and I ...
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Will this adapter work with wireshark?

Yes it will work on Kali 6.0.0 It is recommened by AirCrack as one of the best cards for packet sniffing & other. as you have seen positive and negative reviews, its upto you to select it if it ...
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I get an error invalid format at initial stage after kali linux logo

The most likely cause is that the Kali install did not expect Secure Boot (and possibly even UEFI) to be enabled. If you are learning Kali for the first time, don't bash your main system trying to ...
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Command 'ntpdc' not found

Kali linux does not have package ntp, but ntpsec imported from Debian's ntpsec. That package does not contain ntpdc, but similar ntpq: $ apt-file show ntpsec | grep -E "/usr/(s)?bin" ntpsec: ...
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Error updating linux - "Could not resolve kali.download"

SOLVED - In case someone else bumps into this issue: Error: While trying to run $apt update, if fails and gives the error: Ign:1 http://kali.download/kali kali-rolling InRelease Ign:1 http://kali....
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Kali Download Verification

The warning means that GnuPG has no way to know whether the person who signed the image is the person who was supposed to sign the image. Someone did sign, with an alleged name of "Kali Linux ...
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My wireless adapter is seen in terminal but I cannot connect to wifi in VirtualBox Linux

From what I understand of your question, you are trying the Host wireless adapter directly in the Guest machine. This does not work. The Guest machine will always use the Host Ethernet adapter unless ...
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!$ not automatic in Kali Linux

Start by using ps $$ or echo $SHELL to check what shell you're using in both cases – e.g. Bash and Zsh are similar but not identical, and the default behavior of ! expansions may differ. In Bash, set/...
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Luks encryption not removing from Pendrive

The error itself is unrelated to LUKS or Qubes – it shows up because your pendrive's firmware has switched to read-only mode. If you look at the lsblk output, you'll see 1 in the RO field for the ...
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Fern Wifi Cracker dont work

I have checked 3 Kali machines: 1 long term rolling, 1 fresh, one about a year old. In all cases, Fern WiFi cracker is working as part of the Kali installation. If you cannot install it using the ...
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Xfce4 breaks down on every restart

I'm very sorry for the late response. I managed to fix my problem. Turns out, I had a sudo thunar instance running under my user. When XFCE tried to restore the session, it would restore thunar, but ...
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Why does Kali Linux WSL2 not work and says Kali Linux (Rolling)

Kali (Rolling) works just fine in a proper VM (Posting from Kali V2023.2 here. It is an operating system with little software aside from forensic and penetration software. There is little else and it ...
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After I execute proxychains my the login screen keep looping in Kali Linux

You have damaged something, and you know that Kali is very short on friendliness or repair tools. Recover from your backup. All Kali VM users keep backups. If no backup, spin up a new machine. Make ...
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can't launch kali-linux GUI (based on WSL 2) with a shortcut on Windows Terminal

I've just solved it by myself... I've looked better through the Win-kex documentation and I found that they provide Windows Terminal profile configs you can paste directly in the .json settings file: ...
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can't launch kali-linux GUI (based on WSL 2) with a shortcut on Windows Terminal

Kali is not well suited to command - non-GUI as you have and WSL is for running Linux commands and is not well suited to be a virtual machine app. Run Kali in a Virtual Machine App (VMware, Hyper-V) ...
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Can't use password in Kali Linux after changing username

I am in Kali Linux here. The username you started with was root. Most Linux is like this in that "root" is hidden. It is not a good idea to change these, and generally no need. Try: Kali ...
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Kali in WSL 2 cannot start kex in esm mode

Had the same problem. Disabling systemd in /etc/wsl.conf fixed it for me (when wsl.conf is changed, a restart (i.e. wsl --shutdown) is required).
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How to use macos key shortcuts in a linux virtualbox?

On the Mac: I use UTM not parallels or VMware which is free to download from their site directly or pay via mac app store. The message you encountered was related to your virtual box preferences and ...
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airodump-ng doesn't show SSID

My friend I tried to answer earlier but it didn't go through. I had the same issue as you and managed to make it work today. You shouldn't run check kill and everything works fine when you start your ...
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Triple boot Ubuntu, Kali and Tails from USB with persistent home directories

Step 1: install Debian on a flash drive (since you want ubuntu) Step 2: build your os with any features and programs you want. The repositories and git hub have all the Tails and Kali things you want. ...
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Disable grub boot menu parameters editing while booting

I came here looking for an answer. Reading grub documentation I think I found the answer: According to https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub/html_node/Authentication-and-authorisation.html ...
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Change number of CPUs in VirtualBox is disabled

When Kali VM is shut down, you should be able to add CPU cores: Settings → System → Processor Checked on Virtual Box v. 6.1.40
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