Major Metapackage Makeover

Published

2019-08-22 00:00

Collected

2026-07-01 08:43

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id: 67
title: "Major Metapackage Makeover"
source_domain: kali.org
source_url: "https://www.kali.org/blog/major-metapackage-makeover/"
published_at: "2019-08-22 00:00"
tags: ["kali-linux", "release-notes", "linux-distribution", "package-management", "iso", "metapackages"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/67"
lang: en
---

# Major Metapackage Makeover

## Summary

Ahead of 2019.3, Kali reorganizes its metapackages: kali-linux-full becomes kali-linux-large, a slimmer kali-linux-default becomes the new base, cutting ISO size with a clearer naming scheme.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** kali.org
- **Published:** 2019-08-22 00:00
- **Original:** https://www.kali.org/blog/major-metapackage-makeover/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/67