Version: 2019.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-29
Votes: 8
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Kali Linux is the only pentesting distro that is either still supporting 32-bit architectures or will not drop its support in future. Lite version is amazing, fast and it contains XFCE DE by default. I installed top 10 kali tools through synaptic. Although I'm a beginner in pen-testing but I have used linux for more than 3 years. I applaud kali developers because they made some nice themes like kali-x and kali-y. I installed kali without root account. You too can leave root password blank. Thereafter, it will ask for username and password. Fill it and enjoy. A user with sudo password is equivalent to root. It gives some security to a distro.
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Version: 2019.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-13
Votes: 5
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One word: Awesome.
I know it's meant to be for pentesting, but... I'm now using it as my daily workhorse for absolutely everything.
I had too many issues with Ubuntu on my laptop that I replaced it with Kali Linux & KDE. I picked Kali over Debian because Debian stable is too outdated and Debian testing is a tiny bit too unstable but Kali adds a little layer of stability because they seem do additional testing when pulling from upstream.
All I had to do is create a normal user and I was ready to rock.
Best move I've ever done. I've had no problems whatsoever and KDE is smooth as.
I'm still doing pentests running kali in a VM but I run the occasional test natively when I need proper USB support.
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Version: 2019.1
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-03-03
Votes: 6
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I have installed and used many different Linux distros over many years. This version of Kali linux does have a issue of hanging and freezing running programs. It is the only Debian based systerm I have used that does this, and I have used many different ones. Also Kali from what I have read has a history of hanging going back many years. The hanging not only occurs in programs I have installed, but it also hangs with dpkg after a program or file install. It does this so often that it is ridiculous. Despite the hanging and freezing issue, it does run everything I have thrown at it including installing Linux Wine programs which is more than other distros. The hanging is consistant and lasts for five to ten seconds without crashing the OS. I'm using a desktop and installed the i386 version. Good distro overall except for the hanging issue.
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Version: 2019.1
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-02-21
Votes: 8
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Take note! This is not your standard, everyday, OS.
Kali Linux is designed for forensic/penetration testing and security, and is probably quite fit for purpose.
I downloaded the 'light' edition, live iso. When booting up the live iso, user = 'root', and password = 'toor'.
Not the fastest distro available, by any measure.
Very little in the way of software packages, but that is easily sorted using the terminal and apt.
Like I said, not for everyday use, and definitely not for newbies.
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Version: 2018.4
Rating: 2
Date: 2019-02-13
Votes: 0
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Maybe good for hacking code, but sucks as an OS.
Nothing but problems OTB.
Not for average Linux user.
Average software that comes with Distros is either not present or simply does not work!
The worst Distro I have ever tested/used! ( I have tested /used Antergos Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Centos, Manjaro, and Debian - I am going back to Antergos!)
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Version: 2018.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-03
Votes: 0
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that's the best distro to etchical hacking and penetration testing ever
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Version: 2018.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-01
Votes: 1
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I'm using Kali Linux in a VM for penetration testing, natively with the Reason Kernel on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ and Zero W, as well as natively on a GPD pocket.
The VM is doing what it is supposed to do: it's hacking along nicely and it is rock solid. It comes with the minimum set of applications installed but I just had to install "kali-linux-full" as well as libre office and I was all set to do my work.
The Raspbery Pi is an entirely different kettle of fish - it blows Raspbian out of the water. The Re4son Kernel supports most tft screens and there is a touch screen friendly penetration testing interface called "Sticky Fingers" available. It is rock solid and the support is second to none.
Kali supports the GPD pocket better than any other OS, including the official Ubuntu image. I don't know why but it seems that Kali is on some platforms a better general purpose OS than most of the others although being designed for a niche penetration testing market.
One tip: create an unprivileged user account after installation. As a penetration testing platform, it requires root login to run most tools and they don't run well under sudo but, becoming more and more popular for general purpose work like writing reports or reading e-mails, an unprivileged user for the non testing tasks is recommended.
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Version: 2018.3
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-09-23
Votes: 0
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the distribution lacks many useful desktop applications that a pentester may use to write a report. communicate securely with its team or just store the pentest results in a secure environment
log in as root by default? seriously?
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Version: 2018.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-09-04
Votes: 2
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Running on a Raspberry Pi 3 B+. I had to install the re4son kernel to be able to put the wireless device on monitor mode. Despite the kali image having 'nexmon' in its name, it didn't have it by default.
That's it. So thanks to Offensive Security and 're4son', now I have a tiny hacking machine.
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Version: 2018.2
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-07-21
Votes: 4
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Grub does not install properly after 2 tries on different drives but using MX-17 linux grub repair I could fix that. Sources.list was not populated with any sources and after putting the 2 regular repository sources from the online documentation, they produced IP not found errors and were not accepted so you are forced to use the rolling repositories but at least they work and you can install Synaptic and go from there.
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Version: 2018.2
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-06-18
Votes: 12
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The tools are mostly excellent but a lot are outdated. Kali severely needs a UI update, and needs to focus on all the small bugs in the system - they add up and are quite annoying.
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Version: 2017.3
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-06-15
Votes: 1
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very bad no sound problem . I tried to fix - no work. I try to up grade kernel pass 4.13 . Nothing yet?Other os are better out of the box like parrot,Backbox, . Kali is out date audio will not update! Stop wasting my time!
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Version: 2018.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-12
Votes: 2
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Been using Kali now for a few weeks, and it's been great!
I actually don't use it at all for pen-testing, I wanted a rolling distro so that I don't have to upgrade the OS, and I have previously used (k)Ubuntu, Mint and Elementary so was inclined to stay in the Debian family. Thus Kali as an OS which is a curated Debian testing
I rate the OS as a 10, but, to be honest, I've read through the forums, and there's a certain attitude there which makes me take 1 off for the overall rating
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Version: 2018.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-12
Votes: 0
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I got into Kali Linux through the Kali Nethunter ROM for Nexus 7. It does pretty well with XFCE and all of the Pentesting tools. Dual-Booted with WIN 10 on an ACER ASPIRE E15. It runs great on the laptop with a large amount of storage. Used 500gb for Kali and 500gb for windows. For those who are choosing between LiveBoot/DualBoot/VM, Choose Dual-Boot. It is the most solid option for it. Also, for those with supported devices, you can try Kali Nethunter. Good for mobile testing and VNC connections to your Kali Computer. Other than that, Pretty solid OS. Not recommended as Primary OS so keep windows or Ubuntu or whatever your primary is.
Word of advice when installing, be careful about what you do. Dont get arrested
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Version: 2018.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-03
Votes: 0
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I'm new to pen-testing and security so I installed Kali Linux Light 64bit instead of the full-fat version. It's awesome because it uses the Xfce desktop which flies on my laptop (Gnome is a bit sluggish and resource heavy). Also, it only has a handful of tools included by default which I prefer; I can learn a couple at a time and then add more as needed.
Kali Light really doesn't come with much to start with; some people might register that as a con. I couldn't be happier with it. I now have what I consider to be a custom pen-test distro (it only has the tools I use); it's official Kali, based on Debian testing, rolling-release, aptitude package manager, Xfce... Hats off to the development team. It's the best Linux I've come across.
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Version: 2018.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-02-14
Votes: 0
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Solid, precise, effective on the basis of its creation, perfectly credulous in its integrated programs for the purposes mentioned; functional.
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Version: 2017.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-01-11
Votes: 0
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Easily the most stable OS I have ever used and customizable and very easy to get up to speed. Not very beautiful out of the box but with an hour of config it can be one of the best looking.
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Version: 2017.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-11-15
Votes: 6
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Dual-Boot = GREAT
Pentesting = GREAT
Security = GOOD
ect .... GREAT!
- imn0x
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Version: 2017.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-10-09
Votes: 3
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Great distro, easily install dual boot on my macbook pro mid 2012 without difficulties, wireless driver is available on the default repository.
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Version: 2017.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2017-08-28
Votes: 16
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Not for the average user. For example my brand new Kali install was unable to boot after just an apt-get update and upgrade.
No driver from scratch, 1024*768. No nothing. Use it if you know what you're doing.
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Version: 2017.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-07-17
Votes: 0
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Used all old distributions and this is very cool. Kali Linux is the best penetration distributions featuring powerful non-other distributions such as Arch Linux and BackTrack
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Version: 2017.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-07-07
Votes: 5
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Great distro. I use it for light surfing for now but will probably attempt to learn about penetration testing of my network some day.
Pros:
. Only distro that recognizes wireless on my 386 without any extra tinkering. I always have wireless problems with debian or arch based distros and others for my 386 and 686. Setting up wireless shouldn't be this painful for any os but that has been my experience with Linux until Kali. Even with Stretch I still had to tinker a bit to get wireless to work.
. Can add a non-root user(s).
. Fast booting even on a sd card at full install.
. No bloats; let me add what I need via repositories.
Con:
. I haven't figured out the cause for and how to fix the lvmetad and vg errors during boot up. Maybe I'll wait until the next update to see if I still have this problem.
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Version: 2017.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-07-02
Votes: 4
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not a problem in 3 years of use. Very efficient tools for penetration testing. It's not for a general purpose then, but make a good job
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Version: 2016.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-06-25
Votes: 0
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Not a general purpose Linux distro, but excellent for its main purpose - penetration testing - as many of common and useful tools are already built-in. Used it for over a year at work without any real problems.
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Version: 2017.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-05-09
Votes: 3
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Great distro for pentesting, not the best for casual daily use though!
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Version: 2016.2
Rating: 3
Date: 2017-04-03
Votes: 8
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Old OpenSSH and OpenSSL versions. Other libs are almost ancient if you are used to Arch/Gentoo/Slackware. All the classical Debian based problems.
The collection of available tools is pretty nice, but not always up to date.
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Version: 2016.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-01-26
Votes: 8
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I favor the Light version, because it uses XFCE. As such, it comes with about 5 pentesting apps, and virtually nothing else. I LOVE the grub background image, and the user default as root (like Puppy). It DID force me to learn to use apt-get install from the command line, which was a good thing.
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Version: 2.0
Rating: 7
Date: 2017-01-23
Votes: 4
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awesome work .. keep it up .
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