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What is about Kali that sets it apart from other Linux distributions?
by noobie 11y ago
What is about Kali that sets it apart from other Linux distributions?
- jonesetc 11y agoIt is a distro built specifically for pen testing.
- noobie 11y agoWhat exactly do you mean by "built"? I mean if it's, like other users said, just a bundle of pre-installed tools, how does it differ from Ubuntu?
- finnn 11y agoKali includes a huge number of tools (some pre-installed, others in the repos) that aren't available via the package manager for most distros. Also things like wifi drivers that are patched to support monitor mode and default login as root, which is insecure for day-to-day computing but since most of the tools require root access, it's quite nice on Kali.
- brightball 11y agoI believe every network protocol and outside connection is disabled by default. It's supposed to be setup so that it can be booted invisibly, on an existing system via live USB so that you can simulate a real intrusion.
- UserRights 11y agoYou should doublecheck this with wireshark yourself before finding yourself in a potentially bad situation. Kali is not so silent as advertised.
- brightball 11y agoGood to know.
- elros 11y agoI'd guess its focus on penetration testing.
- altharaz 11y agoIt's a Debian-based distribution, with a lot of preinstalled penetration-testing tools. Deployed as a live USB, it becomes the Swiss Army knife of pentesters.
- redwards510 11y agoYou login as root. You don't use sudo.
- dr_zoidberg 11y ago`sudo -i` sort of solves the lack of su in Ubuntu and derivatives.
- sarciszewski 11y agoIt comes with the most popular tools for penetration testing. Personally, I try to steer people away from it until they've learned how to do things the hard way (i.e. you have Python and Bash installed, write your own simple tools and hack this network) and then Kali is easy mode.
- ryanlol 11y agoIt is uniquely bloated.