Kali Linux
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Brickwizard
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Welcome to the forums
How much experience do you have using Linux and the terminal?
What OS is your host system
How much experience do you have using Linux and the terminal?
What OS is your host system
Yes, do not use Kali if you have less than 5 years experience with other, mainstream, Linux Distributions.
Chris Turner
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Brickwizard
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Ok, I have now been able to read the photoshot of your screen [for some reason it would not expand on my other machine]
I can now see you are using MacOS as the host, Did you use "Parallels for Mac" to make your installation as this will usually give best results, having said this, unless you are experienced in using a Linux distribution, you are going to struggle to set up some of the Kali components.
This extract is taken from the official Kali documentation [which you need to read in full. https://www.kali.org/docs/introduction/]
As the distribution’s developers, you might expect us to recommend that everyone should be using Kali Linux. The fact of the matter is, however, that Kali is a Linux distribution specifically geared towards professional penetration testers and security specialists, and given its unique nature, it is NOT a recommended distribution if you’re unfamiliar with Linux or are looking for a general-purpose Linux desktop distribution for development, web design, gaming, etc.
Even for experienced Linux users, Kali can pose some challenges. Although Kali is an open source project, it’s not a wide-open source project, for reasons of security. The development team is small and trusted, packages in the repositories are signed both by the individual committer and the team, and - importantly - the set of upstream repositories from which updates and new packages are drawn is very small. Adding repositories to your software sources which have not been tested by the Kali Linux development team is a good way to cause problems on your system.
I can now see you are using MacOS as the host, Did you use "Parallels for Mac" to make your installation as this will usually give best results, having said this, unless you are experienced in using a Linux distribution, you are going to struggle to set up some of the Kali components.
This extract is taken from the official Kali documentation [which you need to read in full. https://www.kali.org/docs/introduction/]
Is Kali Linux Right For You?
As the distribution’s developers, you might expect us to recommend that everyone should be using Kali Linux. The fact of the matter is, however, that Kali is a Linux distribution specifically geared towards professional penetration testers and security specialists, and given its unique nature, it is NOT a recommended distribution if you’re unfamiliar with Linux or are looking for a general-purpose Linux desktop distribution for development, web design, gaming, etc.
Even for experienced Linux users, Kali can pose some challenges. Although Kali is an open source project, it’s not a wide-open source project, for reasons of security. The development team is small and trusted, packages in the repositories are signed both by the individual committer and the team, and - importantly - the set of upstream repositories from which updates and new packages are drawn is very small. Adding repositories to your software sources which have not been tested by the Kali Linux development team is a good way to cause problems on your system.
Reading the documentation will help.
www.kali.org
Unless you have experience running Debian Testing and have learned how to install dependencies in their proper order and fix broken packages running Kali Linux could prove very frustrating for you.
Kali Docs | Kali Linux Documentation
Home of Kali Linux, an Advanced Penetration Testing Linux distribution used for Penetration Testing, Ethical Hacking and network security assessments.
www.kali.org
Unless you have experience running Debian Testing and have learned how to install dependencies in their proper order and fix broken packages running Kali Linux could prove very frustrating for you.
