It is known that the GNU / Linux ecosystem in general is highly versatile and can be adapted to numerous jobs, from home use to extremely complex jobs on supercomputers.
Among so many GNU / Linux distributions, all interesting and useful depending on the tastes and needs of each person, there are some more specialized, which have more advanced functions in certain fields and more specific tasks. These distributions, while not suitable, or simply useful for all users, offer very powerful functionalities in their respective fields of work. The distribution that we are going to see is one of those, which in particular, is focused on the field of computer security.
This distribution is called Kali Linux, and it is, almost without a doubt, the most complete suite of its kind, having achieved its objective of grouping the tools of this field in one place, facilitating their use.
Kali is based on Debian, and was designed primarily for general IT security and auditing. It is currently maintained by Offensive Security Ltd. who developed the distribution from the rewriting of BackTrack (also developed by them), a predecessor distribution to Kali, and which was very successful among those who were engaged in this activity.
Kali Linux comes pre-installed with a large number of programs related to the topic of computer security (more than 600 programs), some of the best known being Nmap (a port scanner), Wireshark (a sniffer), John the Ripper (A cracker). of passwords) and the Aircrack-ng suite (Software for security tests in wireless networks), in addition to the unmatched Metasploit, the great vulnerability exploitation suite.
This distribution is very easy to install (it has exactly the Debian installation), and although it is not so easy to use, there is a large amount of information on the Internet, and relatively enough people who know how to handle it and who teach their knowledge, most of them great quality, which greatly facilitates your learning.
It has quite a few features when it comes to being installed or running (for example, it has a "Forensic" mode), it is optimized to run in live mode, making it undetectable. Also, as they say on their website, "they are obsessed with supporting all ARM devices", which is quite a useful and interesting feature in some cases.
To finish the article, I leave you the first video of the new version that will be released on August 11, restructuring the distribution and adding new things to the already very complete distribution, and now in Rolling Release format.
With GNOME? I don't think there is a need for that. An Audit distribution should have the bare minimum to work on any device. I think with Openbox it would have been better .. but anyway ..
You have a point @elav, but the truth is that it has very little importance. GNOME, KDE, awesome up to the tty you can use it to do auditing, if you feel comfortable working that way.
Here the point of using GNOME is for convenience, more than anything else. In addition, Kali comes ready to be used as a distro for auditing and ethical hacking, but I know very few hackers who actually use this distro to do their work, they usually go with Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora or directly with OpenBSD or FreeBSD.
Yes, of course, but if you are going to Audit a somewhat old PC for example, with GNOME you will spend some work, that is what I mean is better to use Openbox ..
In that case, if you feel uncomfortable with the default GUI, you can always count on the TTY (not for fun most of the auditing tools are made in TTY and not in GUI).
The main image goes with gnome, but they have a tool for you to configure your own image to your liking, being able to include other desktops (lxde, kde, mate, xfce ...), and being able to create the system to your liking, since you can also choose the packages you want me to include, etc.
Well, that is a tremendous option 😀
Good idea. This way I avoid suffering with GNOME.
I've never personally used this.
Also bores the "how do I do this in kali" or "someone knows about .."
The other thing is that I see many people playing pentester and entering the world of GNU / LINUX with kali without first having a lot of knowledge (juakers).
Anyway, I would rather install things in a distro from scratch than have something with everything installed.
PS: Gnome won't be too heavy for these things?
Regards!
If your idea is to work with computer auditing and ethical hacking, no matter what DE or WM you use, you are free to use the environment that is easier and easier to use with the set of tools that you are going to use for the tasks that keep in mind.
It is true that there are people who use Kali without knowing what it does and who believe Pentester, but if done well (that is, trying to learn and not just trying to hack), Kali can be a good tool to get started in the world of computer security.
As for the desktop, the developers offer the option to custimize the image and include the desktop of your choice.
What a horror gnome, I never liked it and more because it does not even start on my pc. For newbies it is better wifisalx that brings scripts for newbies and in Spanish, also the name of backtrack was much more cool
Time She is practically the Hindu goddess of time, change, and destruction. Hence why they renamed the distro.
With gnome? it would have been better with openpox awesome etc. This is how they are arranged. Blackarch
The developers give the option of customizing your own image, so that it comes with the desktop, packages, etc. of your preference.
Yes, I tried to install backtrack when I was even more new to Linux, I think that is not a very good idea ... What I would like is to learn what can be done with each of these tools.
Whenever I see posts like these, it comes to my mind that we give a child a bazooka 😀
Fortunately, auditing utilities are done first on the console and later with a front-end to prevent someone from taking advantage of the learning curve (that's why Beini has not had the same luck as Kali).
I have a high level of respect for Kali linux because I consider that it is not a distro for the use of anyone or everyday use because according to what I hear, all Kali linux tasks run in root mode which is always considered extreme Danger also that in my personal opinion I have never agreed with Hacking unless it is for educational or security purposes
The video says they have redesigned the user interface (lol)
I just thought deep in my mind that it was about time they opted for Gnome 3 or an environment with recent versions, even an LXDE or an XFCE (my favorite for that type of distros), openbox is also good
I love Gnome, is there something wrong with me ???
No, not really
For the inexperienced, the excess of applications can be overwhelming, for the expert the excess of applications is not necessary, indeed, the average expert uses any distro and installs the packages that he usually uses, which are not necessarily all, I loved it BackTrack in its time, I discarded it because I do not like Debian and its derivatives, but what is certain is that this type of distribution has a unique educational potential, the curious and self-taught, you will enjoy this banquet.
Note: The GUI is unimportant, it is a distribution and as such you can install and use the GUI of your choice and I don't like Gnome since its version 3.0.
Very interesting! I use Debian as a security system ... XD
For those who say about GNOME, you should also take a look at Parrot Security OS, with a MATE desktop and it also comes with the same Kali tools.
In addition Kali can also integrate XFCE, MATE and other desktops is just editing a file.
I'm using it right now!
What do you think of Cyborg Hawk Linux, someone recommended it to me, according to it is a very excellent computer security distribution, has someone already used it?
The truth is.