Kali Linux
MEGAVARSHINI A
A METICULOUS CYBERSECURITY INNOVATOR| COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING STUDENT | ARTIST | ETHICAL HACKER | ACTIVE VOLUNTEER IN YRC |
Kali Linux is a Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security.The software is based on the Debian Testing branch: most packages Kali uses are imported from the Debian repositories.
Kali Linux is developed with a focus towards cyber security experts, penetration testers, and white-hat hackers. There are a few other distributions dedicated to penetration testing, such as Parrot OS, BlackArch, and Wifislax. Kali Linux has stood out against these other distributions for cyber security and penetration testing as well as having features such as the default user being the superuser in the Kali Live Environment.
Kali Linux requires:
● A minimum of 20GB hard disk space for installation, depending on the version. Version 2020.2 requires at least 20GB.
● A minimum of 2GB RAM for i386 and AMD64 architectures.
● A bootable CD-DVD drive or a USB stick.
● A minimum of an Intel Core i3 or an AMD E1 processor for good performance.
>> The recommended hardware specification for a smooth experience are:
?? 50 GB of hard disk space, SSD preferred.
?? At least 2GB of RAM.