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I made the mistake of installing Katoolin package https://github.com/LionSec/katoolin. The problem is it botched up my Ubuntu, many packages don't work anymore. System update doesn't work anymore.

The question: is there a way to somehow uninstall this from my Ubuntu without re-installing the OS??

PS: Piece of advice to people who want to study computer security: stay away from this Katoolin tool! Think at least ten times before installing it.

Sirajus Salekin
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rinSer
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  • If, as you've said, "many packages don't work anymore", then uninstalling will not solve the problems. You might need to backup and then do a clean install. – mikewhatever Dec 12 '15 at 16:18
  • Start with steps in my answer. In point (4), add the output of sudo apt-get install -f here: http://paste.ubuntu.com/ and give me the link. – A.B. Dec 12 '15 at 16:42

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Answer in progress

  1. Run the Python script in /usr/bin/katoolin again

    sudo /usr/bin/katoolin

  2. Select 1) Add Kali repositories & Update

  3. Select 3) Remove all kali linux repositories

  4. Run

    sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get autoremove

  5. Remove the katoolin script

    sudo rm /usr/bin/katoolin

  6. Run

    gksu gedit /etc/*release

    Change the file like this (depending on your release): 

    DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu  
DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.04  
DISTRIB_CODENAME=Xenial Xerus  
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 16.04"

    Save and close the file.

  7. Run 

    gksu gedit /etc/*issue

    Change the file like this (depending on your release): 

    Ubuntu 16.04 \n \l

    Save and close the file.

  8. sudo apt-get install --reinstall software-center

Chai T. Rex
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A.B.
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    Thank you! That seems to have solved some problems with removing packages. Some apps still don't work but this should be solved by uninstalling/installing them individually. I'm pretty sure some other people might find this thread useful. Cheers. – rinSer Dec 12 '15 at 19:13