How to Install Brave Browser on Kali Linux

In this tutorial, we will learn how to download and install Brave Browser on Kali Linux.

But first, Why Brave Browser?

Brave Browser is a completely free, privacy-focused web browser that blocks ads, trackers, and third-party cookies by default, enhancing user privacy and speeding up the browsing experience. It also features a built-in Tor mode for more anonymous browsing. Additionally, Brave offers a reward system where users can earn cryptocurrency tokens (BAT – Basic Attention Token) for opting to view privacy-respecting ads.

Now that we understand why you should use Brave Browser, let’s see how to install it on Kali Linux.

1. Open the terminal by simultaneously pressing “Ctrl + Alt + t” on your keyboard.

2. Update your local package repository by typing the following command:

sudo apt update

3. Install the required dependencies to fetch the Brave Browser repository key.

sudo apt install apt-transport-https curl -y

4. Add the Brave Browser’s GPG key.

sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg

5. Add the Brave Browser’s repository to your sources list

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main"|sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list

6. Update your local package repository again

sudo apt update

7. Now, we can install the Brave Browser from our terminal

sudo apt install brave-browser -y

8. You can now launch Brave Browser from the terminal or you can find it on the application menu too. If you want to start from the terminal, the command is:

brave-browser

That’s it! This is how you Download and Install the Brave Web Browser on Kali Linux.