How do i setup Kali Linux while in text mode

Question

I am a newbie at Linux, in fact this is the first time i'm using linux. Having installed Kali Linux i keep getting the text mode display, a youtube tutorial shows that i need a display manager and how to set it up, but i can't run

sudo apt-get update

or

sudo apt-get install

gdm3 because i am not connected to the net ( a step i skipped while setting up due to ignorance). Please how do i set up a WIFI connection or install a usb modem in text mode? Thanks. I'm stuck at black n white

Please take a look at [tour]. This questions should be asked on [superuser.se] — 0stone0, Oct 23 '20 at 14:11

score -2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 23 '20 at 14:10

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Try to enable the WiFi by running:

nmcli r wifi on

answered Oct 23 '20 at 14:10

silverbackbg

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i tried but it returned -bash: nmcli: command not found – Joel Tanko Oct 23 '20 at 14:13

score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 23 '20 at 14:12

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Just edit /etc/network/interfaces and write:

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp 
                wpa-ssid {ssid}
                wpa-psk  {password}

After that write and close file and use command:

sudo dhclient wlan0

Replace {ssid} and {password} with your respective WiFi SSID and password.

answered Oct 23 '20 at 14:12

HCP

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nothing was returned by stdout, is that a problem? – Joel Tanko Oct 23 '20 at 14:25
Euh no. You need to have a response. Listening on LPF/wlan0/44:... Sending on LPF/wlan0/44:... – HCP Oct 23 '20 at 14:49
After running dhclient, it says “Cannot find device wlan0” – MmBaguette Jan 15 '22 at 13:09

How do i setup Kali Linux while in text mode

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