Session 01 - Post-installation Configuration

Requirements

• A Kali Linux installation or virtual machine
• Ensure that you're connected to the Internet (WiFi or LAN; use the network manager applet on the top right next to the clock for WiFi)

Updating the System

1. Open a terminal
2. Gain root privileges: $ sudo su (password by default is kali)
3. Update the system: $ sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
4. If necessary, reboot the system

Finally, if you haven't done so already during installation, ensure that a good collection of tools are installed on your system.

1. Open a terminal
2. Install everything available: $ sudo apt install kali-linux-everything

Setting Keyboard Layout

By default, Kali uses the US keyboard layout. To switch to the UK keyboard layout proceed as follows:

1. Click on the Kali logo on the top left
2. Click on Settings and then on the right side Keyboard

In the keyboard dialogue:

1. Click on the Layout tab
2. Click on the button next to "Use system defaults"
3. At the bottom, click on the "+ Add" button, then scroll down and click on "English (UK)" (no need to expand the sub-list), and click OK
4. Click on "English (US)" and then click on "- Remove" to remove the US layout permanently