
Or, if you’re not too concerned about the kernel, you should opt for a standard release.įurthermore, Bodhi Linux Legacy is a 32-bit version that you can use to give your old fifteen-year-old computer a new life. If you want a 64-bit operating system with kernel update to enjoy any brand new hardware support, you should consider the HWE edition. The latest Bodhi Linux 5.1 is now available in four editions: Standard, Legacy, AppPack, and HWE.Įach edition has special use cases. Thanks to Ubuntu repositories, you get access to tons of free software.

The source code that goes into Kali Linux is available for anyone who wants to tweak or rebuild packages to suit their specific needs.

Free (as in beer) and always will be: Kali Linux, like BackTrack, is completely free of charge and always will be.

Details on what’s included are on the Kali Tools site.

More than 600 penetration testing tools included: After reviewing every tool included in BackTrack, we eliminated many tools that either did not work or duplicated other tools that provided the same or similar functionality.Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics, and Reverse Engineering.
