# deb-src sana/updates main contrib non-free # deb-src kali-rolling main contrib non-free # For source package access, uncomment the following line Now that you know the file that you need to edit, proceed to append the following entries at the end of the file: deb kali-rolling main contrib non-free We will append some text at the end of this file in the next step. This file is /etc/apt/sources.list and you need to edit it with some either CLI editor o text editor, we will use the nano editor in this case: sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list Edit the apt sources.list file with some editorĪs part of its operation, Apt uses a file that lists the 'sources' from which packages can be obtained. In this short article, we will explain you how to install the checkinstall package adding some missing entries to the sources of apt in Kali Linux. The error triggered in the terminal (Unable to locate package), says basically that the package cannot be found in the repositories list of apt that you have currently in your Kali Linux.
Unfortunately, some reports mentioned the exception of the failure of the installation of the checkinstall package with the following command: sudo apt-get install checkinstall In some of our tutorials, we like to build packages from source as this helps you to get more experience as a developer, knowing the why of the things etc.
