How to Auto Install All Kali Linux Tools Using “Katoolin” on Debian/Ubuntu

Katoolin is a script that helps to install Kali Linux tools on your Linux distribution of choice. For those of us who like to use penetration testing tools provided by Kali Linux development team can effectively do that on their preferred Linux distribution by using Katoolin.
In this tutorial we are going to look at steps to install Katoolin on Debian based derivatives.

Major Features of Katoolin

1. Adding Kali Linux repositories.
2. Removing Kali Linux repositories.
3. Installing Kali Linux tools.

Requirements

Requirements for installing and using Katoolin.

1. An operating system for this case we are using Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit.
2. Python 2.7

Installing Katoolin

To install Katoolin run the following commands.

# apt-get install git
# git clone https://github.com/LionSec/katoolin.git  && cp katoolin/katoolin.py /usr/bin/katoolin

Sample Output

cp katoolin/katoolin.py /usr/bin/katoolin
Cloning into 'katoolin'...
remote: Counting objects: 52, done.
remote: Total 52 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 52
Unpacking objects: 100% (52/52), done.
Checking connectivity... done.

Then make /usr/bin/katoolin executable by running the command below.

# chmod +x  /usr/bin/katoolin

Now you can run Katoolin as follows.

# katoolin

The output below shows the interface of Katoolin when you run the command.

Sample Output

How do I use Katoolin?

To add Kali Linux repositories and update repositories, select option 1 from the Menu.
While in ther, you can select option 2 to update the repositories.
To go back you can simply type back and press enter key.
To go back to the main menu, simply type gohome and press enter key.
There are different categories of Kali Linux tools you can install on your Ubuntu using Katoolin.
To view the available categories, select option 2 from the main menu.
You can select a category of choice or install all available Kali Linux tools by selecting option 0 and pressenterto install.

To quit Katoolin, simply press Control+C.