#How to download firefox on kali linux how to#
#How to download firefox on kali linux install#

# Remove other DNS and DNS generated by NetworkManagerР”В«efore you start updating, clear all apt caches. # Open and change it into EITHER OpenDNS or Google DNS Change to OpenDNS or Google DNS preferrably.

I also recommend you to use public DNS not the DNS provided by your ISP.

#How to download firefox on kali linux install#

When you're downloading mass update for fresh Kali Linux install make sure you have a decent internet speed. I suggest you to use -https with the script as this will automatically applies https in apt transport with https enabled mirror server. Run python3 mirrorscript-v2.py -h to see available options in the script.

To use the script, download or git clone to your Kali machine. If you're lazy, I made automation script on Github which can help find good mirrors and do all those things for you.

#How to download firefox on kali linux how to#

# deb-src kali-rolling main contrib non-freeР”Р„fter looking at prefered mirror from the link above, replace it on /etc/apt/sources.list such this: deb kali-rolling main contrib non-freeР”Р„lso for a good reason, you should not add any additional repositories as it may break your Kali Linux unless you really know how to fix it. # For source package access, uncomment the following line Here is what the default /etc/apt/source.list you should have deb kali-rolling main contrib non-free You can find Mirror List here and try changing it to other mirrors that handles your country or maybe other mirrors around the world. So what I do is look for other fast responsive mirror and replace it in /etc/apt/sources.list. After a quick research, I found that not all mirrors are slow. Or maybe the server connection is very slow. However, sometimes that server might probably having too many connections going through that cause your update became very slow or occasionally it goes up and down and slow with time. If you're using Kali default repositories which is it will actually redirects you to the nearest mirror. If you use the, you'll get an error such 403 Forbidden. However, that method are no longer work as Kali official repo server has restrict access to only mirrors and not for user. The method I show here is what works for me.Р”В«efore I update this article, I told you that I use the official Kali repo server and it significantly increase Kali update speed. Some people might confusing on this article, so I have to update it.