Kali Linux Introduction

  Which Image Should I Download? In this section, we will describe the process of installing Kali Linux on 32-bit and 64-bit hardware using the images published on the  Kali Linux download page . Content Which image to choose Which desktop environment and software collection to choose during installation Which Image to Choose The  Kali Linux download page  offers three different image types ( Installer ,  NetInstaller  and  Live ) for download, each available for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. If in doubt, use the "Installer" image . You will need to check your system architecture to know whether to get 32-bit or 64-bit. If you don't know it, you're best to research how to find out  (As a rule of thumb, if your machine's newer than 2005 you should be okay with amd64/x64/64-bit) Installer This is the recommended image to install Kali Linux . It contains a local copy of the (meta)packages listed (top10, default & large) so it ca...

  Should I Use Kali Linux? What's Different About Kali Linux? Kali Linux is specifically geared to meet the requirements of professional penetration testing and security auditing. To achieve this, several core changes have been implemented in Kali Linux which reflect these needs: Network services disabled by default:  Kali Linux contains systemd hooks that disable network services by default. These hooks allow us to install various services on Kali Linux, while ensuring that our distribution remains secure by default, no matter what packages are installed. Additional services such as Bluetooth are also blacklisted by default. Custom Linux kernel:  Kali Linux uses an upstream kernel, patched for wireless injection. A  minimal  and  trusted  set of repositories:  given the aims and goals of Kali Linux, maintaining the integrity of the system as a whole is absolutely key. With that goal in mind, the set of upstream software sources whi...

  What is Kali Linux? Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing. Kali Linux contains several hundred tools which are geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering. Kali Linux is developed, funded and maintained by  Offensive Security , a leading information security training company. Kali Linux was released on the 13th March 2013 as a complete, top-to-bottom rebuild of  BackTrack Linux , adhering completely to  Debian  development standards. More than 600 penetration testing tools included:  After reviewing every tool that was included in BackTrack, we eliminated a great number of tools that either simply did not work or which duplicated other tools that provided the same or similar functionality. Details on what's included are on the  Kali Tools  s...