How to Downgrade Kernel on Kali – Step-by-step

September 19, 2023 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Dowgrading Kernel

  1. 2. Enabling Stable Repo

    How to Add Debian Stable Repo Preserving System Stability

    Especially relevant: follow only instructions to Enable just the ‘Security‘ Sources!

  2. 3. Downgrading Kernel

    Now to Downgrage Kernel on Kali
    First, Search for the avaiable ones:

    apt search linux-image

    Copy the Kernel ID with Ctrl+Shift+c.
    Especially relevant, then is Critical that you found also the corrensponding Kernel Headers with:

    apt search linux-headers | grep [ID]

    Replace ‘[ID]‘ with that found in the former one.
    The grep Command refine the output List showing only the Entries matching the Keyword.
    Now to Setup Kernel and the matching Headers:

    sudo apt install linux-image-[ID] linux-headers-[ID]

    Last, to Test it Reboot with:

    sudo reboot
  3. So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Downgrade Kernel on Kali!

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