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One big reason is the Mr Robot TV series. The main character uses Kali Linux for "hacking", and it was quite a popular show amongst casual computer users. As a
by skocznymroczny 7y ago
One big reason is the Mr Robot TV series. The main character uses Kali Linux for "hacking", and it was quite a popular show amongst casual computer users. As a result, many people who had limited knowledge about security started installing Kali Linux on their laptops so they could be "hackers" too.
- FortCollinsDev 7y agoSo that’s how it works!
- vengefulduck 7y agoMaybe I’m just not remembering, but I don’t think the show ever goes into exactly what distro Elliots running. I’m pretty sure you only get glimpses of his de which is usually GNOME, but I’m pretty sure I saw cinnamon at one point.
- abrowne 7y agoI've not seen the show, but I seem to remember seeing a picture with Ubuntu MATE.
- shrimp_emoji 7y agoNo, you see the Kali dragon on the desktop often.
- rbanffy 7y agoHe always wore hoodies and nobody is talking about the dangers hoodies represent ;-)
- aldoushuxley001 7y agonot yet, atleast
- sincarne 7y agoSpoken as someone who's never been subjected the Daily Mail!