![]() ![]() Deb indicates that the archive contains binary packages (deb), the pre-compiled packages that we normally use. This basically adds the old kali repositories to apt, so we will be able to install the checkinstall tool with the regular command. The first word on each line, deb or deb-src, indicates the type of archive. ![]() # deb-src sana/updates main contrib non-free # deb-src kali-rolling main contrib non-free # For source package access, uncomment the following line Now that you know the file that you need to edit, proceed to append the following entries at the end of the file: deb kali-rolling main contrib non-free We will append some text at the end of this file in the next step. This file is /etc/apt/sources.list and you need to edit it with some either CLI editor o text editor, we will use the nano editor in this case: sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list Edit the apt sources.list file with some editorĪs part of its operation, Apt uses a file that lists the 'sources' from which packages can be obtained. In this short article, we will explain you how to install the checkinstall package adding some missing entries to the sources of apt in Kali Linux. The error triggered in the terminal (Unable to locate package), says basically that the package cannot be found in the repositories list of apt that you have currently in your Kali Linux. Unfortunately, some reports mentioned the exception of the failure of the installation of the checkinstall package with the following command: sudo apt-get install checkinstall This will help you successfully install the linux-header.In some of our tutorials, we like to build packages from source as this helps you to get more experience as a developer, knowing the why of the things etc. If these aren’t the files you are looking for, follow the below links and download any version of header you want. ![]() ![]() Now Download the required header files and install them using the command dpkg -i bĬommonly used header files are provided below. It will show you the current version Step 3 Make sure you Reboot after successfully completing the operation Step 2Īfter rebooting, open up the terminal and execute the command Like we did in the first method, add proper Kali Linux repo to /etc/apt/sources.list Then run this commands in the terminal apt update -y & apt upgrade -y & apt dist-upgrade apt update -y & apt upgrade -y & apt dist-upgradeĪfter that, reboot the system, open up the terminal and run sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)īy running that command, it is supposed to install the linux kernel headers but in Kali 2019 it was not working. Method 1 – Installing Linux-Headers using apt-getįirst go to this link and Add the correct repositories to the source.list file. There are two methods – The Usual Method to install Kali Linux Header and a Manual Method. I have a solution for this issue and this worked for almost all my colleagues. Download and manually install Linux Headers ![]()
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