We are here to kick off our first release of the decade, with Kali Linux 2020.1! Available for immediate download.
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Kali Default Non-Root User
For years now, Kali has inherited the default root user policy from BackTrack. As part of our evaluation of Kali tools and policies we have decided to change this and move Kali to a “traditional default non-root user” model. This change will be part of the 2020.1 release, currently scheduled for late January. However, you will notice this change in the weekly images starting now.
How Kali deals with the upcoming Python 2 End-of-Life
Five years ago, the Python developers announced that they will stop supporting Python 2 in 2020. For a long time, nobody cared and Python 3 adoption was slow. But things have changed a lot lately as the deadline is right around the corner (1st January).
Kali Linux 2019.4 Release
We are highly excited to announce our fourth and final release of 2019, Kali Linux 2019.4, which is available immediately for download.
Kali Linux 2019.3 Release
We are pleased to announce that our third release of 2019, Kali Linux 2019.3, is available immediately for download. This release brings our kernel up to version 5.2.9, and includes various new features across the board with NetHunter, ARM and packages (plus the normal bugs fixes and updates).
As promised in our roadmap blog post, there are both user facing and backend updates.
Major Metapackage Makeover
With our 2019.3 Kali release imminent, we wanted to take a quick moment to discuss one of our more significant upcoming changes: our selection of metapackages. These alterations are designed to optimize Kali, reduce ISO size, and better organize metapackages as we continue to grow.
Before we get into what’s new, let’s briefly recap what a metapacakage is…
UPDATED FOR 2020
Advanced Web Attacks and Exploitation (AWAE)
Learn white box web application penetration testing and advanced source code review methods. Now with 50% more content, including a black box module.
ALL NEW FOR 2020
Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (PWK)
2X THE CONTENT
33% MORE LAB MACHINES
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