Installer ISO image of Kali can be installed from the official download page. Hyper-V uses standard ISO images of operating systems. (Image Source – Kali Linux official Page)Įnough talk about the features, lets get ahead with downloading and installation. These both setups can be modified at the time of install.Įach tool has been refreshed with new logos icon for example –
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Lessons from The Installer Changes – In January 2020 update new style of images were introduced “installer” and “live”. A new user with standard access is created while installation and if you wish to elevate user’s role you can do that later. Kali on ARM Improvements – Earlier Kali used to come with default super user credential as root/root however this is not the case now.
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Now PowerShell is put into one of primary metapackages which means ,if you choose to install this metapackage during system setup, or once Kali is up and running (sudo apt install -y kali-linux-large), if PowerShell is compatible with your architecture, you can just jump straight into it (pwsh)! PowerShell by Default –Earlier PowerShell was put into Kali Linux network repository. KDE Plasma Makeover & Login – Dark and light themes were incorporated for KDE plasma. Below is main feature introduced in this release– There have been many changes in the OS, however this time, they have tried making the Kali’s usability and GUI more user friendly. On May 12, 2020, a new update of Kali Linux was released 2020.2. I will discuss about the new features added/subtracted in this version of Kali in the later part of the article.
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2020.2 is the latest version of Kali Linux which was made available in May 2020. It was made publicly available in 2013 for the first time and since then it has gotten multiple updates to make it more useful for the purpose it was built for. Loaded with hundreds of hacking tools Kali is free to use and will always be so (As per official statement on their website). It is developed and maintained by the world’s renowned security organization named Offensive Security. Kali Linux is a Debian based operating system specially designed to achieve the goal of penetration testing and digital forensics. It may not be a good idea to set up kali as a primary OS for your daily routine work as Kali is not as user friendly as other desktop PCs. If you want to start your cybersecurity or Ethical Hacking journey, setting up a kali machine would be a good place to start from.
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You can also watch the youtube demo vidoes for visual understanding or if you stuck at your configuration at any point.
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In this article, I am going to explain what’s new in Kali Linux 2020.2 and also show you step by s tep method to set up Kali Linux under Hyper-V on Windows 10.