It is an operating system belonging to the family Linux. Kali Linux (formerly BackTrack) is a operating system based on operating system Debian. It is originally from Switzerland. Use the following desktop environments: Enlightenment, GNOME, KDE Plasma, LXDE, MATE, Xfce.
Xfce is a desktop environment lightweight for this reason is useful for PC’s with low computing power. The KDE Desktop is the great alternative to Gnome, the most used desktop in linux. It consumes a little less resources than Gnome but it is still heavy and very customizable as well.LXDE is a famous desktop for Linux that tries to consume few resources while still having a visually appealing interface. MATE is a fork of the Gnome desktop.
Use cases:
- This distro it can be used from a flash drive or CD without having to install it on the PC.
- This distro you can use it on a miniPC like Raspberry Pi.
- This distro is a pentesting tool.
- This distro is used to rescue data on damaged devices or with corrupted operating systems.
- This distro serves as a computer forensics unit.
Architectures supported by Kali Linux (formerly BackTrack):
armel, armhf, i686, x86_64
This operating system has a good user base so there will be more resources on forums and websites when developing or using it.
By using the DEB package you have access to the huge repository of Debian and Ubuntu software.
Offical website of Kali Linux (formerly BackTrack)
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