Now that we have a base install of Kali, let's run through any updates and upgrades required. This is something you want to do periodically with the system, to make sure you are using the most up-to-date information.

Before you start, ensure the following prerequisites:

• Your computer is connected to the internet
• Your installation of Kali is running
• You are logged in as root

To bring an existing Kali Linux installation up to date, you will do the following:

1. From the main Kali desktop, let's click on the terminal icon in the upper-left part of the screen:

2. From the Command Prompt, type this:

 apt-get update

3. Once complete, we will actually upgrade the system by entering the following at the Command Prompt:

 apt-get upgrade

4. After a minute or two, you will get a screen explaining what will be upgraded and what needs to be installed for the upgrades to occur. When ready to continue, type Y and press Enter:

5. Once complete, we will reboot the system to ensure we have a fresh running environment. To continue, type this:

 shutdown -r now

During the upgrade, you may get prompted for a couple of items such as following:

You may get paused at an apt-listchanges: news section, and you will be presented with a : sign at the bottom; you can use your arrow keys to read the notice, and then just press q to quit and continue.

You can set up the system to change the mac automatically per boot. For our testing purposes, it's not required; however, if you are doing this in a live environment, you may want to configure it. Select No:

You maybe asked to restart services automatically to ease upgrades; select Yes: