Kali Linux
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Pros
- Kali is more widely known and has more documentation, so Kali might be the way to go when you start with Linux.
- If you are interested in cybersecurity, I would suggest Kali as it comes with a bunch of preinstalled tools
- If I end up using separate os for pentesting, I'll probably gonna stay with kali anyway just because im already familiar with it
Cons
- kali is basically useless. the reality is theirs barley any difference between linux distros.
- If you don’t know anything about Linux Kali is gonna be useless to you. It just sounds cool cause “hacker distro”
- I've tried a lot of distributions, like Arch, Nix OS, Nobara, Cachy, Void, Kali, Endeavor, and Garuda, but I'm still hesitant to choose between them, thinking there are better options.
- Kali is typically used as a distro that serves as a tool for cybersecurity.
- I don't see the benefit of setting up something complicated to maintain with a triple-boot vs. just using Kali in a VM or on a persistent USB drive that you can boot to explicitly.
Sentiment
3 positive (21%) · 3 mixed (21%) · 8 negative (57%)
Trust + time weighted score: -30% · raw score -36%
What redditors said (10 of 14)
Kali is more widely known and has more documentation, so Kali might be the way to go when you start with Linux.
kali is basically useless. the reality is theirs barley any difference between linux distros.
If you don’t know anything about Linux Kali is gonna be useless to you. It just sounds cool cause “hacker distro”
If you are interested in cybersecurity, I would suggest Kali as it comes with a bunch of preinstalled tools
If I end up using separate os for pentesting, I'll probably gonna stay with kali anyway just because im already familiar with it
I've tried a lot of distributions, like Arch, Nix OS, Nobara, Cachy, Void, Kali, Endeavor, and Garuda, but I'm still hesitant to choose between them, thinking there are better options.
Kali is typically used as a distro that serves as a tool for cybersecurity.
I don't see the benefit of setting up something complicated to maintain with a triple-boot vs. just using Kali in a VM or on a persistent USB drive that you can boot to explicitly.
Learn Linux before you learn Kali and you’ll realize how dumb it is to load it on bare metal.
I wouldn't install Kali. I would just use a VM in Kubuntu to mess with other distros.
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