Kali Wallpapers

The kali-wallpapers tool consists of multiple packages containing default wallpapers for different Kali Linux releases, from 2019.4 through 2026 and beyond, as well as mobile editions. These packages allow users to install specific or all wallpapers used over the years for nostalgic or cosmetic purposes. The kali-wallpapers-legacy package offers historical wallpapers from BackTrack and early Kali versions spanning 138.91 MB.

Key packages include version-specific sets like kali-wallpapers-2024 (7.28 MB) for Kali 2024+, kali-wallpapers-2025 (8.94 MB), and kali-wallpapers-2026 (6.93 MB). The kali-wallpapers-all metapackage depends on recent packages from 2022-2026, totaling 12 KB installed size. For mobile users, kali-wallpapers-mobile-2023 provides 20.41 MB of wallpapers for Kali Linux Mobile 2023+.

A transitional package, kali-legacy-wallpapers (12 KB), installs kali-wallpapers-legacy and can be safely removed afterward. Users with multiple version-specific packages should keep only the latest, as it is required by kali-themes-common.

These are APT packages that install image files to standard wallpaper directories in Kali Linux. Metapackages create dependencies to pull in multiple wallpaper sets. Version-specific packages contain curated wallpaper collections matching Kali release themes, integrated with desktop environment wallpaper selectors for cosmetic customization.