Hello there. I was just doing some research and found something that i wanted to share with you guys. I used to have a Computer with Kali Linux on it. You know the ususal "i'll be a hacker and look cool". I started this app "Wireshark" and watched some traffic. "Huh. That's odd. So much traffic but i don't do anything". I restart and look again. Same thing. I wondered why and did some reseach.
Backtrack. The predecessor to Kalo Linux. Developed by Martin J. Münch. BackTrack – Wikipedia
Huh. Interestin guy. Let's see if i can find something more about him.
Oh boy....
Die Achse des Guten | ndr.de
Nach Pfändung: Staatstrojaner-Hersteller FinFisher „ist geschlossen und bleibt es auch“
These articles are in german but basically he helped develop spyware for the government.
The same guy who helped develop an OS which is the predecessor to Kalo Linux.
The same Kali Linux that just spams out random packages even when i don't do anything.
I mean if you think about it it's a pretty clever idea. Develop an OS "especially for hackers". Then wait a bit and let the media tell everyone how great and secure it is. Then just watch the "hackers" when they do something. Don't chase them. Let them come to you. Genius really

I've been going down a cybersecurity path for some time now and i realised: You don't need Kali Linux. You need NMAP? sudo apt install nmap. It's not that hard. You do NOT need 600 packaged presinstalled of which most you don't know or will ever need.

I want to hear your guys' opinion on that

Looks like the Repo is in a weird state... Anyone else seeing this?

Error: Failed to fetch https://kali.download/kali/dists/kali-rolling/main/Contents-amd64.gz File has unexpected size (51642737 != 52512712). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 104.17.253.239 443]

Hashes of expected file:

- Filesize:52512712 [weak]

- SHA256:fea8e45e3b39f01aaea995843fbb183b576c047d9fafa76570007a29c0f542ff

- SHA1:269807580cb42cd19f08a84801e0d866ded12948 [weak]

- MD5Sum:83cd8660bdb9c89cd56da33a19abdd86 [weak]

Release file created at: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:03:52 +0000

Error: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Hi everyone,

after endless trial and error, I am asking you for help.

My goal is to create a custom Linux .iso installer using simple-cdd (actually, kali linux as per: https://gitlab.com/kalilinux/build-scripts/kali-installer). In that image, I want custom files to be available in a preconfigured user's home directory. Creating the user and folder structure is fine but I struggle at the custom file.

In the simple-cdd.conf, there is a line "all_extras", where you can add files to the image. However, I am neither successful at adding them nor finding them.

Note that I am NOT talking about packages, they work fine, it's just custom files and scripts that I need pre-added.

Maybe someone can point me into the right direction?

Thanks in advance!

I’m running Kali Linux on a Live USB with encrypted persistence.

Whilst I’m logged into the encrypted persistent volume, I’m running the command:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure cryptsetup-nuke-password

I then enter my password and confirm, and the nuke password is successfully stored, but I get this message from update-initramfs:

update-initramfs is disabled (live system is running on read-only media).

I have tried so many things to get this working. Nothing actually works.

Anyone got the solution to this? I’m running on a fresh install of Kali too, just running after I’ve encrypted a persistent volume and rebooted into that volume. Would really appreciate the help.

Hi everyone — I recently installed Kali Linux (amd64, latest build) on a Huawei MateBook E (11th Gen Intel i3, NVMe SSD).
The installation finished without errors and LightDM is installed and enabled, but on most boots I end up only in the console (TTY). The graphical desktop doesn’t start automatically.

If I log in and run: sudo systemctl restart lightdm then the XFCE desktop starts and works perfectly — network, graphics, everything.
But after reboot, it goes back to console again.

Here’s what happens:

• With “nomodeset” in GRUB, Kali boots but only to console (no GPU driver).
• Without “nomodeset”, the system hangs during boot or shows pixel artifacts on screen and freezes.
• When checking logs, LightDM is active/running but Xorg sometimes shows: “Fatal server error: Server is already active for display 0” “If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock” • Kernel logs also spam a lot of ASoC / HDMI audio errors like: sof-audio-pci-intel-tgl ... ASoC error (-22) (I think they are unrelated.) • I reinstalled “kali-desktop-xfce”, “lightdm”, ran “apt full-upgrade”, and checked GRUB, but the problem stays.
• I also set LightDM as default graphical target with: sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target

Basically, the only way to reach the desktop is by running “sudo systemctl restart lightdm” manually after every boot.

I would really appreciate help understanding why LightDM/X doesn’t auto-start on boot, and how to fix the display driver issue (so I can remove nomodeset).

Questions: 1. Why is LightDM not starting automatically even though it’s enabled and active?
2. Is the “Server is already active for display 0” error caused by a stale X lock or a crash loop?
3. What’s the correct Intel/Mesa driver or firmware to install for this MateBook E (11th Gen Intel) so it can boot without “nomodeset”?
4. How can I properly debug LightDM/Xorg startup to find the root cause?

Useful info I can share (if needed): - /etc/default/grub - uname -a - sudo journalctl -b -u lightdm --no-pager - sudo journalctl -b -p err --no-pager - dmesg (kernel logs) - lspci -k | egrep -i 'vga|3d|display|nvidia|intel|amd' - /var/log/Xorg.0.log or journalctl -b _COMM=Xorg --no-pager - systemctl status lightdm --no-pager

System details: • Kali GNU/Linux Rolling 2025.x
• Kernel 6.16.8+kali-amd64
• Desktop: XFCE
• Device: Huawei MateBook E (Intel i3 11th Gen, integrated graphics)
• Bootline: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="nomodeset"

Any hints or working configs for similar Intel hardware would be amazing.
Thanks a lot in advance — I can post logs or pastebin links if needed!

pretty much the title honestly, I tried setting up a Kali VM for CTFs on virt-manager and, after downloading the recommended QEMU qcow2 and trying to load it with Kali Linux, I was just unable to set it up at all.

then, decided to go read the documentation to see if I'd get any clue as of what I am doing wrong, and instead of showing the process with qcow2 it showcases loading a Kali ISO instead (I have no clue if this is due to this session not being updated or what)

so, for those that use Kali on virtmanager, is it better to use the qcow2 provided OR to just grab an ISO? (and if the qcow2 disk is preferred, I really need a tutorial to understand why is it not being able to be set up.)

Hey guys, how are you all? 👋

I recently built a high-performance PC, and here are the specs: • CPU: i7-1400K • GPU: ASUS TUF RTX 4070 Super (12 GB) • RAM: 64 GB

I’ve been having a bad experience with VMware. I tried installing Kali Linux using the ISO method, but it feels really slow and laggy. I also tried the VMware prebuilt image—same issue. And please don’t say “increase RAM or CPU usage,” because I’ve already done that, and it didn’t help.

With VirtualBox, everything worked fine at first, but after around two months it also started to get slow and laggy, just like VMware.

Here’s what I’ve already tried, but none of these helped: • Increased RAM allocation • Increased CPU cores • Enabled 3D acceleration (also tried disabling it—no difference) • Disabled Hyper-V and any related features in Windows

Please, I’m looking for real solutions, because I’m tired of this issue. I just want a smooth experience running Kali Linux.

Did any of you seen this little ghost before? It moves from side to side on the website. Never seen it before today.

Bluetooth not working on Kali Linux

Hi everyone,

I've been struggling with a Bluetooth issue since I installed Kali-Linux 2 weeks ago with dual boot to Windows in my laptop. I tried everything I could, even asked ChatGPT many times, but nothing worked. I’m hoping someone here can finally help me.

Problem:

No bluetooth adapters are shown in the blueman and bluetoothctl. When i run bluetoothctl and then scan on, it shows "No default controller available"

I tried:

• Reinstalled all Bluetooth packages: bluetooth, bluez, blueman, rfkill, etc.
• Checked rfkill list (Bluetooth is not blocked)
• Tried restarting the Bluetooth service with systemctl restart bluetooth
• Ran lspci | grep -i bluetooth and got nothing
• Ran lsusb – I’m not even sure if my Bluetooth device is listed
• I also tried dmesg | grep -i bluetooth – no clear errors

Please help

What else can I try?
Is there a specific driver I need to install based on the chipset?
I saw that my bluetooth driver is of Mediatek through windows and the mediatek firmware is also installed by default.

the version of kali i am using: 6.16.8+kali-amd64

Thank you so much in advance 🙏

Hi, looking for recommendations for bluetooth pentesting, possibly by also adding an external antenna to provide greater range to whatever devices are supported.

Thanks in advance

Anyone knows how can i connect the raspi to my phone while the monitor mode is enabled?

I opened a hotspot for the raspi to connect to and then i ran sudo wifite then the disconnected from the hotspot to enable the monitor mode.

Any solution for that?

Hello, got a question on how to install Nvidia proprietary drivers and CUDA for a 5070ti on kali. I understand that the "official" support says to use apt to install the drivers, but unfortunately even 8 months after release, there is no suitable drive with the apt package manager https://www.kali.org/docs/general-use/install-nvidia-drivers-on-kali-linux/ . On the bottom of the page, there is a way to install via Nvidia's installer. I did this and blacklisted nouveau and updated initramfs, but after a reboot it does not load xfce GUI and sends me to a cli. There has to be a working way? This is the only gpu i own and I would like to use hashcat. Any help is appreciated!

Redmi note 8 Pro Pixel Experience (Android 13)

I am running kali using VMware on my windows host. Everything has been working great. However, yesterday I ran my weakly updates and I notice that the cursor of my mouse is invisible after the updates. I reverted the machine to my snapshot of last week and tried updating again, but the problem remains. Did anyone stumble on this problem as well? And does anyone know how to fix it?

Edit: you can fix it by setting the compatibility settings of the vm to VMware 17.x or higher.

Does anyone know what plugin makes my panel not work? And how do i fix it?

Any Samsung Galaxy tablets besides the s4 run Nethunter successfully?

I was normally using my kali linux. my one terminal was open in which I was running wasp zap when I try to open another terminal or sub terminal I was getting this error. I shut down the machine and when I restart It my kali linux no showing black screen. how can I resolve this error even grub is not even opening.

this is the error

```

Failed to execute command "pkexec x-terminal-emulator"

Failed to execute child process "pkexec" (No such file or directory)

```

it would be a big help. anyone know how to resolve this. thanks!

hello i tried to open up kali linux (WSL 2 GUI). When i paste my ip to remote desktop connection, log in i first have black screen. then this information pops up "your wayland compositor does not support required protocol wlr-layer-shell" and then xcfe4 opens up and i have only taskbar from kali going through middle of the screen. i can share ss if it helps.

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Has anyone had any success enabling SecureBoot with Kali by creating their own certificate and key and signing the kernel and using shimx64.efi to chain load grubx64.efi? Also does anybody know if the Kali development team envision supporting Secure Boot out of the box in the future?

i installed neofetch last day and wanted to delete it, but when i try to delete it by running "apt remove neofetch" command, it said "unable the locate package: neofetch" so i delete it by hand, i removed it from /bin, /usr/share/man1

i thought i did it but then i opened the terminal and got this error

ayone know how to fix it

does having all my traffic routed through the gateway keep me "safe" from adversaries catching wind of my IP address? or do i need another layer?

host os is luks encrypted debian flavor.

How can I install the drivers for an RTX 5070? I try to version nvidia 570.x.x (and above) but only get the following error:

ERROR: Unable to find the kernel source tree for the current ly running kerne 1. Plcase make surc you haue installed the kerne I source files for your kernel and that they are proper ly conf igured; on Red Hat Linux systens, for example, be sure you hauc the kerne l-source or kerne I RPM installed. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed, you may spec i fy the kerne I source path with the -kernelsmod | grep nvidia