{"id":11106,"date":"2021-12-10T22:09:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T19:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=11106"},"modified":"2024-03-18T07:49:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T04:49:08","slug":"upgrade-kali-linux-2021-3-to-2021-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/upgrade-kali-linux-2021-3-to-2021-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade Kali Linux 2021.3 to 2021.4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Learn how to upgrade Kali Linux 2021.3 to 2021.4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kali.org\/blog\/kali-linux-2021-4-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kali Linux 2021.4<\/a> has just been released. According to the release page, <em>the summary of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bugs.kali.org\/changelog_page.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changelog<\/a>&nbsp;since the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kali.org\/blog\/kali-linux-2021-3-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021.3 release from September 2021<\/a>&nbsp;is:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Improved Apple M1 support<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Wide compatibility for Samba<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Switching package manager mirrors<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Kaboxer theming<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Updates to Xfce, GNOME and KDE<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W + USBArmory MkII ARM images<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>More tools<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upgrading Kali Linux 2021.3 to 2021.4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confirm Current Kali Linux Release Version<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you are currently running Kali Linux 2021.3, you can easily upgrade it to Kali Linux 2021.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting the current version;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>lsb_release -a<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>\nNo LSB modules are available.\nDistributor ID: Kali\nDescription:    Kali GNU\/Linux Rolling\nRelease:        2021.3\nCodename:       kali-rolling\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also check on the <code>\/etc\/os-release<\/code> file;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cat \/etc\/os-release<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>\nPRETTY_NAME=\"Kali GNU\/Linux Rolling\"\nNAME=\"Kali GNU\/Linux\"\nID=kali\nVERSION=\"2021.3\"\nVERSION_ID=\"2021.3\"\nVERSION_CODENAME=\"kali-rolling\"\nID_LIKE=debian\nANSI_COLOR=\"1;31\"\nHOME_URL=\"https:\/\/www.kali.org\/\"\nSUPPORT_URL=\"https:\/\/forums.kali.org\/\"\nBUG_REPORT_URL=\"https:\/\/bugs.kali.org\/\"\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ensure the Kali Linux Repositories are in Place<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to upgrade to Kali Linux 2021.4, ensure that you have the Kali repositories in place;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>grep -vE \"^#|^$\" \/etc\/apt\/sources.list<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Sample output;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>deb http:\/\/http.kali.org\/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If the repos are not set, then run the command below to update;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>echo 'deb http:\/\/http.kali.org\/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free' &gt; \/etc\/apt\/sources.list<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Run system Update<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Resynchronize system package cache to the latest versions by executing the command;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upgrading Kali Linux 2021.3 to 2021.4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, run system upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt full-upgrade --auto-remove<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>Reading package lists... Done\nBuilding dependency tree... Done\nReading state information... Done\nCalculating upgrade... 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[Y\/n]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><code>apt full-upgrade<\/code><\/strong> command performs the function of upgrade but will remove currently installed packages if this is needed to upgrade the system as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reboot the System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the upgrade is done, reboot your system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo systemctl -i reboot<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verify Kali Linux 2021.3 Upgrade to Kali Linux 2021.4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the system reboots, verify that you are running the latest version of Kali Linux;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>lsb_release -a<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>\nNo LSB modules are available.\nDistributor ID: Kali\nDescription:    Kali GNU\/Linux Rolling\nRelease:        2021.4\nCodename:       kali-rolling\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also check on the <code>\/etc\/os-release<\/code> file;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cat \/etc\/os-release<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>\nPRETTY_NAME=\"Kali GNU\/Linux Rolling\"\nNAME=\"Kali GNU\/Linux\"\nID=kali\nVERSION=\"2021.4\"\nVERSION_ID=\"2021.4\"\nVERSION_CODENAME=\"kali-rolling\"\nID_LIKE=debian\nANSI_COLOR=\"1;31\"\nHOME_URL=\"https:\/\/www.kali.org\/\"\nSUPPORT_URL=\"https:\/\/forums.kali.org\/\"\nBUG_REPORT_URL=\"https:\/\/bugs.kali.org\/\"\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>And that is how you can easily upgrade Kali Linux<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to run a fresh version of Kali Linux 2021.4, you can install it. The installation process is same as installing Kali Linux 2021.3. Check the link below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/easily-install-kali-linux-2021-3-on-virtualbox\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/easily-install-kali-linux-2021-3-on-virtualbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Easily Install Kali Linux 2021.3 on VirtualBox<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Tutorials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-nomachine-on-kali-linux-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install NoMachine on Kali Linux 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-virtualbox-guest-additions-on-kali-linux-2021-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Kali Linux 2021.3<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to upgrade Kali Linux 2021.3 to 2021.4. Kali Linux 2021.4 has just been released. 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