Or, if you’re already using an older version of Kali Linux, you can upgrade it by running the command: $ sudo apt update & sudo apt -y full-upgrade You can download Kali Linux 2020.4 images for several platforms (including VMware and VirtualBox images) from Kali’s official downloads page. Kali, also includes the following new tools in this release:įor a complete list of all the available tools in Kali, you can check the Kali Linux Tools Site that provides a quick reference for each. Also, GNONE and KDE have been updated to versions 3.38 and 5.19, respectively. In the new release, Linux kernel has been upgraded to 5.9.
To note, colors had been changed in the previous release from red to blue, for non-root users. If you are not happy with this change, you can still revert back to the Bash by running the command: $ chsh -s /bin/bash Bash Sell Makeoverīash shell also has been tweaked in the new Kali Linux, to make it look similar to ZSH shell, but act exactly the same way it was. Figure 1: ZSH Shell Screen Capture on Kali Linux However, this will be corrected in the future releases. As an exception, if you use adduser command, the shell will default back to Bash for the time being. The changes in this version include: ZSH Shell By DefaultĪs disclosed in the previous release, ZSH replaces the Bash as the default shell in the new Kali Linux for desktop and cloud. Read more educational and inspirational cyber quotes at our page 100+ Best Cyber Security & Hacker Quotes. The quiter you become, the more you are able to hear… Rumi The initial version was a rebuild of BackTrack Linux, that is not maintained anymore. The first version of Kali was released on the 13th of March 2013. Kali has been developed for ethical hackers for the purposes of Penetration Testing, Security Research & Assessment, and Computer Computer Forensics & Reverse Engineering. Offensive Security is also the provider of the well known exploitation framework, Metasploit, and also maintains the Exploit Database. Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution developed, funded and maintained by Offensive Security.
There are also a lot of other customized Linux distributions, such as Kali Linux, REMnux etc. Popular Linux distributions include Debian, Fedora, and Ubuntu, and the commercial distributions include Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
The first Linux system kernel was released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is a family of open-source operating systems based on the Linux kernel. The new release is packed with new features to amaze ethical hackers. Offensive Security has announced the release of Kali Linux 2020.4, the forth and the final release for 2020.
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