# LionSec/katoolin

Automatically install all Kali linux tools

Repository: https://github.com/LionSec/katoolin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/katoolin
Homepage: https://lionsec.net
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2024-04-29T16:00:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4030, "days_push": 856, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5348, forks 1421 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:15.909354+00:00)

## What it is
A Python CLI tool that lets users add or remove Kali Linux repositories on other Debian-based systems (like Ubuntu) and install Kali Linux security tools via an interactive menu. It automates the otherwise manual process of sourcing Kali's tool repositories.

## Use cases
- install kali linux tools on ubuntu
- add kali repositories to my debian system
- install all pentesting tools automatically
- remove kali repos before system update
- get metasploit and armitage on non-kali distro

## When to choose
- you want Kali tools on Ubuntu or another Debian-based distro without reinstalling
- you prefer a simple menu-driven installer over manual apt repository setup

## When to avoid
- you already run Kali Linux
- you need a maintained, actively updated toolchain (project is in maintenance mode)
- you are on a non-Debian system or cannot use Python 2.7

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, cli, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, operating-systems
- platform: python, cli
- tags: kali-linux, penetration-testing-tools, repository-management, menu-driven, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- LionSec/katoolin (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.909354+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:58:48.368461+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LionSec/katoolin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.909354+00:00, sha e6a1415b6ebb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.