![]() Instead, we now have a single image with the option to pick your DE during installation. We are no longer offering separate images for every desktop environment (DE). Able to select tools to install at install time.Able to select desktop environment to install (Previously there was a separate image for each DE: XFCE, GNOME, KDE, etc.).Doesn’t require a network connection (aka offline install) for the default package selection.This is what we recommend for most users that want to install Kali on their system.These changes should allow for easier selection of the right image for you to download, while increasing flexibility on installation and further reducing download sizes. ![]() Going forward, we will have an installer image, a live image, and a network installer image. With this information in hand, we decided to completely restructure and simplify the images we release. ![]() We took a good hard look at the usage of Kali, what images are actually downloaded, how they are put to use, and so on. If you are brave enough to try it, you may wish to switch the branch from “rolling” to “kali-last-snapshot” to try and be more stable. But its a helping hand for the people who are familiar with Kali enough.īecause we are unable to test for that usage pattern and we don’t want the influx of bug reports that would come with it. There wasn’t anything really stopping you before, we just don’t encourage it. So with this, should you use Kali as your daily driver, as the primary OS? It’s up to you. ![]() As a result, if you notice any issues with this, please do let us know on the bug tracker. As you can imagine, this is a very large change, with years of history behind it. The default user account is now a standard, unprivileged, user.įor more of the reasons behind this switch, please see our previous blog post. We are no longer using the superuser account, root, as default in Kali 2020.1. Throughout the history of Kali (and its predecessors BackTrack, WHAX, and Whoppix), the default credentials have been root/toor.
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