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Kali Linux Has Bee Released!

jasong318

Kali Linux Has Been Released!

Wonder how much longer before this is included in the OSCP training?

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swild

Downloading now! I just got out my Ubuntu laptop to install Backtrack 5 last weekend. Glad I got too involved in other projects and didn't get it installed.

the_Grinch

Is the just of it they've moved away from the Ubuntu platform?

Kreken

Thanks, downloading now.

jasong318

Yes, Debian now and newer kernel.

From the website:

“So, what’s the difference between BackTrack and Kali?” you might be asking. Unfortunately for us, that’s not a simple question to answer. It’s a mix between “everything” and “not much”, depending on how you used BackTrack.From an end user perspective, the most obvious change would be the switch to Debian and an FHS-compliant system. What this means is that instead of having to navigate through the /pentest tree, you will be able to call any tool from anywhere on the system as every application is included in the system path. However, there’s much hidden magic in that last sentence. I’ll quickly list some of the new benefits of this move

da_vato

Thanks for the heads up jasong318,

Just downloaded and installed it, so far I see what they mean “not much”, Its not as pretty as backtrack in other words striped down, but so far it looks to be very similar. I installed as a dual boot OS which I have only ever run backtrack as a VM. Going to start looking under the hood and really look at the granular differences.

chrisone

So this is the successor of Backtrack! Nice I have downloaded the VMWARE and ISO versions!

Thanks for the heads up!

aidroid

Don't like the name as much

f0rgiv3n

Thanks for the linkage. Glad to see they're keeping it fresh.

the_hutch

Rapid7's Metasploit Pro is fully integrated...just plug in the license and go. For those that haven't previously tried to get Metasploit Pro installed and working on Backtrack, this is a big deal. Well...for professional penetration testers anyways. Probably not many people that can afford a license for personal use.

dbrink

Anyone had luck getting Kali to load in a Server 2012 Hyper-V environment? The install keeps getting stuck at 1% of copying the files.

da_vato

Why are you doing it like this? If you're doing a virtual machine you just boot off the iso and take a snapshot. If you want a bootable OS then install it.

dbrink

I am trying to install it. During the install when it starts copying files to install it stays stuck at 1%.

Killj0y

You might have a bad download. Did you check the SHA1SUM against your copy? I would try to download it again and then try to install it.

dbrink

Checksum was correct. I've used this same ISO and loaded it onto a USB stick and installed Kali on a desktop I have at my desk with no issues. For some reason I can't get it to load in Hyper-V on a 2012 server. I've toyed with changing some of the hardware but no luck.

da_vato

Try to boot off the iso (not install) and see that server 2012 lets you do that first. If it is reading the iso and loads no prob there is probably an installer issue that needs to be addressed by the Kali group (most likely a compatibility issue with 2012).

I get what you are trying to do I just dont undestand why (I'm not trying to be difficult, just think there is a better way).

I usually only install if I want that as my main OS otherwise I load via a VM as a bootable image and snapshot it.

dbrink

It boots as a Live CD with no issue so I agree that there is an installer issue the the Kali team will have to fix. I haven't tried taking a snapshot of the Live CD, will try that.

impelse

I tried to use it yesterday and yesinia yesterday in the live cd and full installation and keep crashing (the GUI interface).

olaHalo

Ill give it a try. Thanks for posting

da_vato

impelse wrote: »

I tried to use it yesterday and yesinia yesterday in the live cd and full installation and keep crashing (the GUI interface).

Can you give any more details? I'm not sure I fully understand what you were doing and at what point it failed. Before anything further could you verify a checksum of your file with the site?

impelse

When I open yersinia -G the GUI interface showed up and with some test, when I try to run an attack the GUI closed itself.

da_vato

Does the command line remain open? I'm thinking from the limited testing I can do that the GUI just goes away but the program is still working (my CMD stays open and I can retrieve the logs).

the_hutch

I did a video review that highlights some of the major differences, for anyone who is interested:
Kali Linux - Backtrack Evolved - YouTube

YuckTheFankees

Just watched the video, nice work J.

JasonP03

Wonder how much longer before this is included in the OSCP training?

I was wondering the same thing... I think it will be a while since it's updated unfortunately.

I did a video review that highlights some of the major differences, for anyone who is interested:

Awesome video, good job

Bodanel

They gave an estimate of 6 months for course update.

azmatt

Great job on the video Hutch!

da_vato

I thought it was great video as well. I never do internet browser through the distros so I didn't even realize that they change the browser, guess i should pay more attention. I am one of those getting lazy with GUI's so this has been forcing me to get back in the game so to speak... Again great job Hutch.

Toney_1819

Question: Seen that Kali Linux is Debian-based, can I use it to study for the Linux+ exam?

Master Of Puppets

Don't. This is not a distro to learn linux. It is convenient for pen testing because it has the tools and you don't have to go through the trouble to set them up yourself. Being constantly in root is not a good idea. Try something like Ubuntu and CentOS.

SephStorm

true, its not ideal. But that (root) is likely to happen anyway when learning linux, the argument is invalid. If he's on a home network, using the computer for training use only, its inconsequential.