Kali Linux

Kali Linux, The Most Advanced Penetration Testing Distribution. Ever.

Website: https://www.kali.org

Public Key

npub1e6ca3kdln5la83kud5pvtlatte40ypwz9tdmr6pl3fqle98urctqylrv9t

NIP-05 Address

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsvavwcmxle607ncmwx6qk9l744u6hjqhpz4ka3aqlc5s0ujn7pu9sprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hs27sgxj

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relay.snort.social

relay.damus.io

nos.lol

Author Public Key

npub1e6ca3kdln5la83kud5pvtlatte40ypwz9tdmr6pl3fqle98urctqylrv9t

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Last Notes

2026-06-30 13:46:15 GMT

Kali Linux 2026.2 Release (GNOME 50, KDE 6.6, Helper Scripts, APT Formats & VM Boot Tweaking):
It’s the final week of Q2, and Kali Linux 2026.2 is here - right on schedule ;) We have been heads down since our last release, and we are ready to share what…
https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linu
x-2026-2-release/
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2026-03-30 13:28:50 GMT

Kali Linux 2026.1 Release (2026 Theme & BackTrack Mode)
https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linu
x-2026-1-release/
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2026-03-10 10:43:52 GMT

Kali & LLM: Completely local with Ollama & 5ire: We are extending our LLM-driven Kali series, where natural language replaces manual command input. This time however, we are doing everything locally and offline. We are using our own hardware and not... https://kali.org/blog/kali-llm-ollama-5ire/
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2026-02-26 16:11:15 GMT

Kali & LLM: macOS with Claude Desktop GUI & Anthropic Sonnet LLM: This post will focus on an alternative method of using Kali Linux, moving beyond direct terminal command execution. Instead, we will leverage a Large Language Model (LLM) to translate… https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-llm-claude-desktop/
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2025-12-22 14:53:03 GMT

Kali Linux 2025.4 Release (Desktop Environments, Wayland & Halloween Mode)
https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/
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2025-10-25 07:23:38 GMT

We are starting our Kali/Hacker-themed #Pumpkin #Carving #Contest!
Share your masterpiece, tag us, and whoever on whichever social network has the most reactions will get $50 store credit (https://offsec.usa.dowlis.com/kali/view-all.html).
Ends 1st Nov 2025 00:00 UTC
#JackOLantern
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2025-09-24 09:18:58 GMT

Kali Linux 2025.3 Release (Vagrant & Nexmon)
https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-3-release/
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2025-08-21 16:09:22 GMT

Kali Vagrant Rebuilt: Out With Packer, In With DebOS: Vagrant files, *.box, are pre-configured Virtual Machines (VM) VM images, which when imported into HashiCorp’s Vagrant, allow for VMs to be interacted with via the command line.
You create, start, interact, stop, destroy VMs all without leaving…
https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-vagrant-rebuilt/
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2025-07-29 08:24:16 GMT

Kali Linux & Containerization (Apple's Container): If you’re an Apple user, you may have heard of Apple’s upcoming feature Containerization during WWDC 2025.
https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-apple-container-containerization/
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2025-07-22 18:56:16 GMT

The Raspberry Pi's Wi-Fi Glow-Up: Thanks to Nexmon and fresh Kali packages, onboard wireless is ready for monitor mode and injection (again!).
https://www.kali.org/blog/raspberry-pi-wi-fi-glow-up/
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2025-07-14 11:47:55 GMT

Kali Linux 2025.2 Release (Kali Menu Refresh, BloodHound CE & CARsenal)
https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-2-release/

2025-05-09 11:44:20 GMT

For more than 20 years, @npub17hn…m23e has been providing critical infrastructure for major FOSS projects. In particular, it hosts Kali Linux ARM build servers and GitLab runners: https://www.kali.org/blog/ampere/.
Now they are facing a difficult time and need help to keep going. To learn more, please read the announcement from its director Lance Albertson: https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future/

2025-04-28 15:14:12 GMT

⚠️ Warning ⚠️
Kali has a new signing key! 🔑
(Manual action required! 🫣)
If you are getting:
> Missing key 827C8569F2518CC677FECA1AED65462EC8D5E4C5, which is needed to verify signature.
You need to download and install the new key manually, here’s the one-liner:
```
sudo wget https://archive.kali.org/archive-keyring.gpg -O /usr/share/keyrings/kali-archive-keyring.gpg
```
Blog post: A New Kali Linux Archive Signing Key ~ https://www.kali.org/blog/new-kali-archive-signing-key/

2024-12-16 22:30:35 GMT

We are please to announce our final release of 2024, Kali Linux 2024.4!
https://kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-4-release/
Containing new default python, updates to gnome 47, our launch of the new forums, raspberry pi imager improvements, nethunter updates and more! Check it out!
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2024-10-24 15:32:32 GMT

End of an era!
A quick update to let everyone know that our i386 kernel and images will no longer be released. A process that started in 2003 is now complete for us. The last i386 CPUs appear to have been made in 2007.
Full details on the blog: https://www.kali.org/blog/end-of-i386-kernel-and-images/
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2024-10-17 01:36:17 GMT

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https://discord.kali.org/ will connect you.

2024-10-17 01:02:34 GMT

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Would love the contribution! Just let me know and I can hook you up with the team member that manages our docs. Or you can always hit him on our discord where he spends the majority of his time.

2024-10-17 00:35:23 GMT

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Offsec owns kali and the ip. Offsec also employs a number of full time developers for kali. All guidance is business as usual for kali going forward. Heads down prepping for launch of the updated forum, and prepping for the 2024.4 release.

2024-10-17 00:32:26 GMT

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Not recently. I know a fair amount of docs were just updated, but no sort of new overview item.
Interested in doing one? We are happy to publish it with your name.
Otherwise we can let the team know there is demand for something updated.

2024-10-17 00:16:16 GMT

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Realistically I think the world of monitized Linux is a bit more complicated. Look at red hat and centos, and even then you are talking infrastructure.
Remember, Backtrack came before offsec, offsec is the monetization of Kali is the best way to look at it. There is ton of value as well in lowering support costs by ensuring the software environment for training works out of the box.

2024-10-17 00:10:33 GMT

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Well yeah I mean, on kali items I can be helpful. Outside of that, there are better people to address it.

2024-10-17 00:00:29 GMT

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I would suggest reaching out to offsec about that.

2024-10-16 23:37:31 GMT

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https://www.spectrumequity.com/news/offensive-security-receives-growth-investment-from-spectrum-equity

2024-10-16 23:34:22 GMT

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There might be something on the offsec site in the about section? Not sure. I know when spectrum first invested in 2018 there was press releases then etc.

2024-10-16 23:33:03 GMT

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Just tag us amigo, always happy to jump in and answer questions. Frankly I am surprised anyone is concerned about it with as I mentioned it’s not really a change considering it’s been PE for a while now.
We are nerds enough that when red dots show up telling us someone tagged us, we typically respond.

2024-10-16 23:29:37 GMT

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Would we?

2024-10-16 23:26:27 GMT

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Just a reminder - OffSec has been owned by private equity for over 5 years now. I think we have done a pretty damn good job keeping Kali available with no registration, no email needed to download, no telemetrics, no broadcasting on startup, fully free to use, able to access it privately, etc.
Overall, I don't personally see any indication that anything is changing on our front. So doomerism all you want I suppose if its fun, but we have over a decade of proof doing the right thing here with Kali that we intend to continue to build off of.

2024-09-11 15:58:26 GMT

We are excited to announce the release of Kali Linux 2024.3, available for download and update now!
This release has been focused on multiple transitions, such as GCC 14, glibc 2.40, and Python 3.12. Please check out the blog post for full details.
https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-3-release/
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