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162 Kali Linux Reviews
4.6 out of 5
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4.6 out of 5

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Chinmaya S.
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What do you like best about Kali Linux?

its user interface and accessibility. The toolset and functionality provided, it benefits from a robust and active community that continually contributes to its development and refinement. Regular updates and patches ensure that users have access to the latest tools and security features. grate stability and performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kali Linux?

it is quite complex for the beginners. It lacks general-use applications, making it less suitable for everyday tasks beyond cybersecurity. Inappropriate use by novices can pose security risks if not handled with caution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nikhil A.
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What do you like best about Kali Linux?

The pre-packaged assortment of tools focussed towards penetration testing make a bedrock for ethical hackers and related capabilities. Although same tools can be installed on any other Linux distribution, Kali Linux already provided a good selection without you having to make those decisions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kali Linux?

"Root” is the only user available after a default installation! From an everyday point of use like surfing the internet, using general applications etc, this is absolutely not the best choice, specially if you share your system with another user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kali Linux?

ARE THE TOOLS ALREADY PRE-INSTALLED AND IN THE NEW VERSION? THE TOOLS OF ANONYMITY Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kali Linux?

REALLY DIFFICULT. I WOULD SAY THAT I DON'T LIKE THE DEFAULT PARTITIONING METHOD Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kali Linux?

Offering several benefits, Kali Linux is a well-known Linux distribution with an emphasis on cybersecurity. It saves customers the trouble of installing each tool separately by coming pre-installed with a profusion of tools for activities like digital forensics, penetration testing, and reverse engine Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kali Linux?

There are a few issues with Kali Linux that users should be aware of. First of all, newcomers, particularly those who are not familiar with Linux, may find its steep learning curve intimidating. New users may find the command-line interface and multitude of tools overwhelming. Second, some of Kali Linux's utilities require a lot of resources, which can cause slower performance on older systems or devices with constrained resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kali Linux?

Linux is always best for the use of software penetesting. Kali Linux is awesome linux OS. It contains lots of tools for software testers, penetasting, etc. I use Kali Linux daily to solve my issues with my website. Some tools like wireshark,John the ripper,Nmap, etc help me a lot for website penetesting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kali Linux?

Although Kali Linux is best. I has no any big issues. I have no problem with kali linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kali Linux?

Kali Linux not about a tool nor a operating system it's itself a platform which used for various security purpose like penetration testing,security researchers, forensic testing etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kali Linux?

Like othe Linux os it's little bit diffent and it's surve diffent purpose.its mainly use for hacking purpose and penetration purpose.generally hacker community used this OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kali Linux?

Kali Linux is the godfather of ultimate pen testing. I have used Vivid tools in my arsenal daily. Kalis power lies in its terminal as it's derived from Linux. It's easy to access root the second I want to. Both Metasploit and Wireshark are easily accessible, which are handy tools, and they even come preinstalled. There is a vast amount of scripts and tools, all with help and manuals and a great community of people to help from forums. The best thing about Kali compared to parrotOS is its Interface. I just love the speed of execution of tasks. Updates are also small and frequent every week. So it's pretty easy to patch any flaws and stay up-to-date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kali Linux?

Kali is not something you want to use as a daily OS. The official courses provided by offensive security for kali linux are pretty expensive. Using Kali Linux might make a person a script kiddie. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kali Linux?

Kali linux is the best operating system to use, it is more secure and has so many tools inside this which is already installed when Kali linux is installed. It is used in ethical hacking, networking and so many other works Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kali Linux?

No issues in this but there is one pre-requisite for this, you should have knowledge about some basic linux commands, If you are not aware of basic commands then also you can use it with GUI. With GUI anyone can use it easily Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Muhammad M.
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What do you like best about Kali Linux?

Kali is a Linux-based operating system with a comprehensive tool set for penetration testing and security research. The best thing about Kali is its wide range of hardware support, which allows it to run on even smartwatches, smartphones containers any more and also its really easy to install on VM Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kali Linux?

some times its package manager may not work properly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vaibhav K.
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What do you like best about Kali Linux?

Support and open source tool and comunity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kali Linux?

Some time Linux doesn't work properly after the updation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.