Updating and upgrading Kali Linux

Before we start testing web applications' security, we need to be sure that we have all the necessary up-to-date tools. This recipe covers the basic task of keeping Kali Linux and its tools at their most recent versions.

Getting ready

We start from having Kali Linux installed as the main operating system on a computer with Internet access; the version that we will be using through this book is 2.0. You can download the live CD and installer from https://www.kali.org/downloads/.

How to do it...

Once you have a working instance of Kali Linux up and running, perform the following steps:

  1. Log in as a root on Kali Linux; the default password is "toor", without the quotes. You can also use su to switch the user or sudo to ...

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