Kali Linux
Debian-derived Linux distribution
Also known as Kali Linux OS · Kali · Kernel Auditing LInux
- Instance of
- Linux distribution
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Sources- 1.docs.kali.org/introduction/what-is-kali-linuxRetrieved 2016-08-30
- Linux distribution
- Founded
- March 13, 2013
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- March 13, 2013
- Website
Overview
All data
109 statements · 70% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Based on
- Debian
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Sources- 1.docs.kali.org/introduction/what-is-kali-linuxRetrieved 2021-07-29
- Debian
- Latest version
- 2026.3 released: October 26, 2026 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2026.3 Release (Build-Scripts Refresh)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2026-3-release/Retrieved 2026-10-26
- 1.06 released: January 9, 2014
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- 1.07 released: May 27, 2014
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- 1.1.0 released: February 9, 2015
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- 2.0 released: August 11, 2015
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- 1.0 released: March 13, 2013
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- 2016.1 released: January 21, 2016
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux, Rolling Edition Released – 2016.1”kali.org/news/kali-linux-rolling-edition-2016-1/
- 2016.2 released: August 31, 2016
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- 2018.1 released: February 6, 2018
- 2018.2 released: April 30, 2018
- 2017.1 released: April 25, 2017
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- 2017.2 released: September 20, 2017
- 2017.3 released: November 21, 2017
- 2018.3 released: August 21, 2018
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Sources- 1.kali.org/releases/kali-linux-2018-3-release/Retrieved 2021-07-17
- 2018.4 released: October 29, 2018
- 2019.1 released: February 18, 2019
- 2019.1a released: March 4, 2019
- 2019.2 released: May 21, 2019
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2019.2 Release”kali.org/news/kali-linux-2019-2-release/Retrieved 2019-06-13
- 2019.3 released: September 2, 2019
- 2019.4 version type: stable version · released: November 26, 2019
- 2020.1 released: January 28, 2020 · version type: stable version
- 2020.2 released: May 12, 2020 · version type: stable version
- 2020.3 released: August 18, 2020 · version type: stable version
- 2020.4 released: November 18, 2020 · version type: stable version
- 2021.1 released: February 24, 2021 · version type: stable version
- 2021.2 released: June 1, 2021 · version type: stable version
- 2021.3 released: September 14, 2021 · version type: stable version
- 2021.4 released: December 9, 2021 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2021.4 Release”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2021-4-release/
- 2022.1 released: February 14, 2022 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2022.1 Release (Visual Updates, Kali Everything ISOs, Legacy SSH)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2022-1-release/
- 2022.2 released: May 16, 2022 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2022.2 Release”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2022-2-release
- 2022.3 version type: stable version · released: August 9, 2022
- 2022.4 version type: stable version · released: December 6, 2022
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2022.4 Release (Azure, Social & Kali NetHunter Pro)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2022-4-release/Retrieved 2022-12-07
- 2023.1 version type: stable version · released: March 13, 2023
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2023.1 Release (Kali Purple & Python Changes)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2023-1-release/Retrieved 2023-03-13
- 2023.2 version type: stable version · released: May 30, 2023
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2023.2 Release (Hyper-V & PipeWire)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2023-2-release/Retrieved 2023-06-26
- 2023.3 version type: stable version · released: August 23, 2023
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2023.3 Release (Internal Infrastructure & Kali Autopilot)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2023-3-release/Retrieved 2023-08-24
- 2023.4 version type: stable version · released: December 5, 2023
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2023.4 Release (Cloud ARM64, Vagrant Hyper-V & Raspberry Pi 5)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2023-4-release/Retrieved 2023-12-05
- 2024.1 version type: stable version · released: February 28, 2024
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2024.1 Release (Micro Mirror)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-1-release/Retrieved 2024-02-29
- 2024.2 version type: stable version · released: June 5, 2024
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2024.2 Release (t64, GNOME 46 & Community Packages) | Kali Linux Blog”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-2-release/Retrieved 2024-06-06
- 2024.3 version type: stable version · released: September 11, 2024
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2024.3 Release (Multiple transitions) | Kali Linux Blog”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-3-release/Retrieved 2024-09-11
- 2024.4 version type: stable version · released: December 16, 2024
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2024.4 Release (Python 3.12, Goodbye i386, Raspberry Pi Imager & Kali NetHunter)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-4-release/Retrieved 2024-12-16
- 2025.1a version type: stable version · released: March 19, 2025
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2025.1a Release (2025 Theme, & Raspberry Pi)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-1-release/Retrieved 2025-03-19
- 2025.1c version type: stable version · released: April 28, 2025
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Sources- 1.“A New Kali Linux Archive Signing Key”kali.org/blog/new-kali-archive-signing-key/Retrieved 2025-04-28
- 2025.2 version type: stable version · released: June 13, 2025
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2025.2 Release (Kali Menu Refresh, BloodHound CE & CARsenal)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-2-release/Retrieved 2025-06-15
- 2025.3 released: September 23, 2025 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2025.3 Release (Vagrant & Nexmon) | Kali Linux Blog”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-3-release/Retrieved 2025-09-23
- 2025.4 released: December 12, 2025 · version type: stable version
- 2026.1 released: March 24, 2026 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2026.1 Release (2026 Theme & BackTrack Mode)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2026-1-release/Retrieved 2026-03-25
- 2026.2 released: June 29, 2026 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Kali Linux 2026.2 Release (GNOME 50, KDE 6.6, Helper Scripts, APT Formats & VM Boot Tweaking)”kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2026-2-release/Retrieved 2026-07-01
- 2026.3 released: October 26, 2026 · version type: stable version
- Follows
- BackTrack
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Sources- 1.docs.kali.org/introduction/what-is-kali-linuxRetrieved 2016-08-30
- BackTrack
- Released
- March 13, 2013
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Sources- 1.docs.kali.org/introduction/what-is-kali-linuxRetrieved 2016-08-30
- March 13, 2013
- License
- GNU General Public License
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Sources- 1.docs.kali.org/policy/kali-linux-open-source-policyRetrieved 2016-08-30
- GNU General Public License
- Name in kana
- カーリー リナックス
- Platforms
- x86
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Sources- 1.kali.org/docs/installation/hard-disk-install/Retrieved 2021-07-29
- x86-64
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Sources- 1.kali.org/docs/installation/hard-disk-install/Retrieved 2021-07-29
- ARM architecture
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- x86
- Social media followers
- 347,100(February 6, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 43808848
- 6,230(April 11, 2024) mastodon address: kalilinux@infosec.exchange
- 6,023(March 16, 2024) mastodon address: kalilinux@infosec.exchange
- 5,888(February 12, 2024) mastodon address: kalilinux@infosec.exchange
- 303,702(February 28, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 43808848
- 265,627(January 4, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 43808848
- 242,946(April 21, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 43808848
- Title
- Kali Linux
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- Kali Linux
On other databases
22 identifiers linking Kali Linux across the web's reference databases
- AlternativeTo IDkali-linux
- Crunchbase organization IDkali-linux
- DistroWatch IDkali
- Docker Hub repositorykalilinux/kali
- ESCO skill ID625b57ee-29d4-425b-bf99-9fd54dd021fe
- Facebook usernameKaliLinux
- Freebase ID/m/0rpjb5q
- GitHub accountkalilinux
- GitHub topickali-linux
- GitLab.com usernamekalilinux
- GND ID1058901281
- Golden ID (archived)Kali_Linux-9EDMVG
- LinkedIn company or organization IDkali-linux
- Mastodon addresskalilinux@infosec.exchange
- Microsoft Store product ID9pkr34tncv07
- Namuwiki IDKali Linux
- Open Library subject IDkali_linux
- PeerTube channel addresskalilinux@video.infosec.exchange
- Quora topic IDKali-Linux
- SubredditKalilinux
- X (Twitter) usernamekalilinux
- Zhihu topic ID19925141