Many times when you install any pkg in your Kali Linux, then you will get an error – “E: Unable to locate“.

Due to this error, you are unable to install your desired pkg on your computer and it can make problems for you during learning Kali Linux or penetration testing.

So today we will resolve a common issue which is – “E: Unable to locate in Kali Linux“. Even you can fix this problem in other operating systems also.

So let’s get started !!

Solve Error: Unable to Locate Package in Kali Linux

The “E: Unable to locate package” error message in Kali Linux shows when the package you are trying to install is not found in the repository you are using. Here are a few things you can try to resolve this issue:

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1: Update the Package Cache

maybe you got this error due to an older package cache, so you need to update your system cache, Even I’m suggesting that you update your entire system also by using the command and this command will update your system cache also.

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2: Check Your Sources.list

Make sure that the repository you are trying to install the package from is correctly listed in your sources.list file. you need to edit it with either the CLI editor or the text editor. You can check to Edit sources.list, steps given below.

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3: Try a different repository

If the package is not available in the default Kali Linux repositories, try searching for it in other repositories. You can add a new repository to your sources.list file.

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4: Install the package from the .deb file

If the package is not available in any repository, you can try downloading the .deb file from a trusted source and installing it using the dpkg command. If you want to know How to Install .deb package in Kali Linux then click on the link to read about .deb installtion process.

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5: Check if the package is available for your version of Kali Linux

Some packages may not be available for the latest version of Kali Linux. In this case, you may need to install an older version of the package or find an alternative solution.

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Fix: Unable to Locate Package using source.list

If this similar problem is in your Kali Linux Machine, then I will show you how you can solve this error, the process step-by-step.

I can say that after reading this post, you will never have to face this problem on your computer. So follow the steps below.

• Open File Application in Kali Linux
• Then Go to the location computer/etc/apt/
• Now you will see a file named “sources.list” just open this file.
• Remove your all code
• Then copy the 3 lines of code given below and paste them into that file.
• Save this file by pressing ‘Ctrl + S’
• Open Terminal and don’t forget to use “sudo apt-get update“.

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Solve This Error using Terminal

Step: 1	Open your Terminal.
Step: 2	Type – ” nano /etc/apt/source.list ” and hit Enter.
Step: 3	And you can see we have opened the “Sources.list” file.

(Unable to locate – This error is the repository issue you can see I don’t have any repositories in this sources.list, so we need to add the repositories.)

Step: 4	Click the Link Given in Below and Download the repository.
Step: 5	Click Me to Kali Linux Repository
Step: 6	After opening the Link you can see, that we are on this page of Kali talks official documentation.
Step: 7	Then find the ” Kali sources.list Repositories ” and click on that link.

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Step: 8	Now, we are on Kali sources.list repositories
Step: 9	Then Copy the Command of ” Regular Repositories “.
Step: 10	After the copy, of this command, come back to your terminal and paste it over here.
Step: 11	After Paste this command hit Enter Two Time.
Step: 12	Then Go to that Page Again and here we have these source repositories.
Step: 13	Copy this “source repositories” command.
Step: 14	Come back to the terminal and paste it here, but now do not need to hit Enter.
Step: 15	So you can see repositories are now added.
Step: 16	After that, you need to press the ” Ctrl + O ” key on the keyboard.
Step: 17	Then hit Enter and it will save.
Step: 18	For Exit these sources.list file just presses “Ctrl+X” on the keyboard.
Step: 19	Now you can try to install any Pkg.

I can tell guaranty that now you will not get this error – “E: Unable to locate”. Still, if your problem is not fixed then you can join our community forum and ask about it from experts.

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