Kali Linux 2024.2 Release (t64, GNOME 46 & Community Packages)

A little later than usual, but Kali 2024.2 is here! The delay has been due to changes under the hood to make this happen, which is where a lot of focus has been. The community has helped out a huge amount, and this time they’ve not only been adding new packages, but updating and fixing bugs too! If you are reading this, Kali 2024.2 is finally ready to be .

The summary of the is:

• - GNOME 46 & Xfce improvements


• (a development suite that is NOT meant to be used by end users), we fix it, and then they are allowed to roll in . What is that? In short: t64 refers to 64-bit time_t type. For those not familiar with C, time_t is the type to store a Unix timestamp (quantity of seconds relative to the Unix Epoch), and the size for this type depends on the architecture. For those architectures that have a 32-bit time_t type, there will be an issue in the year 2038, as the maximum value possible will be reached, and the value will roll over beyond +2147483647 into negative values. The (eg. Raspberry Pi) and a few . And in a sense, it affects all architectures, as all libraries that expose a time_t type were rebuilt and renamed with a t64 suffix, even for those architectures where the type was already 64-bit (in this case, the only change is a package rename).
  
  

  Enough background, now what does it mean for Kali users?

  
  
  
  
  • The transition was completed in kali-rolling on Monday 20th May, and is now released with Kali 2024.2. For users of Kali rolling who updated their system, the transition is behind them already.
  
  
  • The vast majority of Kali users are running on amd64 or arm64: the only visible change will be a lot of packages upgraded, and a lot of new packages with a t64 suffix in their name. Since there was no ABI change for those architectures, there should be no issue. Additionally, old packages (without t64 suffix) are co-installable with the new t64 packages, so upgrading should be no problem for APT.
  
  
  • The users that might be impacted are those running Kali on a armel or armhf ARM board. If you upgrade your system, make sure to use the command apt full-upgrade (do NOT use apt upgrade) , .
  
  
  
  

  So just to repeat it again, for those who jumped straight to the last line: please upgrade your system . As you would expect, this is a more polished experience following the work introduced in previous versions.

  
  

  All themes and extensions have been updated to support the new shell:

  
  

  
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  New Tools in Kali

  
  

  There has not been a single Kali release without any new shiny tools added, and this release is no exception.
  We are overjoyed that there have been multiple tools packaged up from the community, which are now in Kali too!
  It goes without saying that countless packages have been updated to the latest version, however the summary of new tools which have been added (to the network repositories):

  
  
  
  
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  • - Command line utility for searching and downloading exploits (Submitted by - Web screenshot utility using Chrome Headless
  
  
  • - Advanced, yet simple, tunneling/pivoting tool that uses a TUN interface
  
  
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  • - Monitor Linux processes without root permissions
  
  
  • - PyInstalller Extractor (Submitted by - Payload Generation Framework
  
  
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  • - Search for CVE information
  
  
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  There have also been numerous new libraries as well!

  
  
  
  

  
  We just missed out on having kernel 6.8 included. It will be available shortly after this release and may already be out by the time of reading.
  

  
  
  
  

  Miscellaneous

  
  

  There have been a few mirror tweaks and changes to Kali which we are calling out below as they don’t need much detail:

  
  
  
  
  • During testing, a bug was found in 6.6 kernel which could causes slow downs and system crashes when using certain virtualization software. This has been addressed in the upcoming has been tweaked, allowing for users to run privileged TCP SYN (Stealth) scans (-sS) without using sudo or being root.
  
  
  
  

  Kali NetHunter Updates

  
  

  There have been also a few improvements to Kali NetHunter over the last few months, such as:

  
  
  
  
  • Support for Android 14
  
  
  • The long awaited modules loader has been added by
  
  
  • We also improved the permission and root validations
  
  
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    • Huawei P9 for LineageOS 16
    
    
    • Nothing Phone 1 for Android 12, 13 & 14
    
    
    • Poco F3 for Android 14
    
    
    
    

    
    kernel updated to 5.15

  
  
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  Community Shout-Outs

  
  

  These are people from the public who have helped Kali and the team for the last release, and we wanted to praise them for their work (we like to give credit where due!):

  
  

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    New Kali Mirrors

    
    

    During this release cycle, we welcomed 7 new mirrors! Thanks to all of you who reached out and helped with distributing Kali around the world.

    
    

    So we have 3 new mirrors in North America:

    
    
    
    
    • Canada: sponsored by the sponsored by the
    
    
    • Taiwan: and thanks to Ceasar Sun
    
    
    • Taiwan: and thanks to Jasper Yu
    
    
    
    

    And finally, the sponsored by .

    
    

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    Kali Team Discord Chat

    
    

    We are keeping the tradition going and doing another hour long voice chat with the Kali team and community. If you want your questions answered or your ideas heard, this is the place for it! We just hope they are related to Kali or the information security industry.

    
    

    The next session will happen a week after the release, Friday, 14th June 2024 18:00 -> 19:00 .

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

    Please note, we will not be recording this event - it is live only.

    
    

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    Get Kali Linux 2024.2

    
    

    Fresh Images:
    So what are you waiting for? , which are also available for download. If you are eager to get the latest packages and bug fixes without waiting for our next release, the weekly image is a great option.
    This will save you from having to do more updates later on.
    However, please note that these weekly builds are automated and have not undergone the same level of testing as our you may have, as we want to address any issues before our next release.

    
    

    Existing Installs:
    If you already have an existing Kali Linux installation, remember you can .

    
    

    If you encounter any issues or bugs in Kali, please report them to our dedicated ? Use our

  
  
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