Kali Linux 2.0 Released: It’s one of the most powerful OS for Security Researchers and Hackers

I have talked about Kali Linux a few times on the site but if you don’t know what Kali Linux is. Here’s a refresher course, Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing. Kali contains several hundred tools aimed at various information security tasks, such as  Penetration Testing, Forensics and Reverse Engineering. Kali Linux is NOT a recommended distribution if you’re unfamiliar with Linux or are looking for a general-purpose Linux desktop distribution for development, web design, gaming, etc.

So, what’s new in Kali 2.0? There’s a new 4.0 kernel, now based on Debian Jessie, improved hardware and wireless driver coverage, support for a variety of Desktop Environments (gnome, kde, xfce, mate, e17, lxde, i3wm), updated desktop environment and tools – and the list goes on. But these bulletpoint items are essentially a side effect of the real changes that have taken place in their development backend.

Kali Linux 2.0 Features

• Runs on Linux kernel 4.0,
• use full Gnome 3 Desktop instead of gnome-fallback,
• improved hardware and wireless driver coverage,
• support for a variety of Desktop Environments,
• updated desktop environment and tools,
• Featuring new cutting-edge wireless penetration tools,
• Kali Linux now added desktop notifications, so that you do not miss anything,
• Support Ruby 2.0, which will make Metasploit will load much faster,
• Kali 2.0 added inbuilt screencasting tool so that you can record desktop.

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Upgrade to Kali 2.0

cat << EOF > /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://http.kali.org/kali sana main non-free contrib
deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security/ sana/updates main contrib non-free
EOF

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade # get a coffee, or 10.
reboot

• Kali Linux 64 bit
• Kali Linux 32 bit
• Kali Linux VMWare or VirtualBox images
• Kali 2.0 for ARM architecture