About Kali Linux and its features

Who initially developed Kali Linux?
Kali's Founders Devon Kearns (dookie) is an educator for Offensive Security, the administrator of the Exploit Database, co-creator of the Metasploit Unleashed project, exploitation enthusiast, and co-author of Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide. Mati Aharoni (muts) is Offensive Security's founder.

Kali Linux is a derivative of Debian developed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and supported by Offensive Security, a leading information security training organization. In reality, BackTrack is a rebuild of their prior Knoppix-based digital forensics and penetration testing distribution.

All of the original source code for Kali Linux is open source, so the system can be customized to suit the preferences of the cybersecurity professional utilizing it.

The majority of the utilities it provides may be installed on any Linux distribution, therefore it does not offer anything particularly special. Kali Linux includes approximately 600 pre-installed penetration-testing programs (tools), such as Armitage (a graphical cyber-attack management tool), Nmap (a port scanner), Wireshark (a packet analyzer), metasploit framework, John the Ripper (a password cracker), OWASP ZAP web application security scanners, and many more. Kali is a cyber security expert's Swiss army knife due to the abundance of pre-installed tools.

Is Kali an OS?
Mati Aharoni and Devon Kearns designed the system. Kali Linux is an operating system intended specifically for network analysts, penetration testers, or, in other terms, individuals who work in cybersecurity and analysis. Kali.org is the official website for Kali Linux.

What amount of RAM is necessary for Kali Linux?
Format of Technical Factors Linux Operating System USB Flash Drive ‎64-bit System Requirements 3.6GB HDD Space, 2 GHz dual-core processor, 2 GB RAM (system memory), 25 GB HDD Space, 257MB RAM Manufacturer ‎Kali Linux.

Key features:

Kali Linux is and always will be entirely free of charge.

Frequently, it is installed as a virtual machine on a laptop using VMWare or VirtualBox on a Windows, Mac, or even Linux host.

The tools provided by Kali Linux support multiple languages, allowing users to operate in their native tongue.

Kali Linux makes all of its source code open to anyone who want to modify or rebuild packages to fit their individual needs.

It can be fully customized.

Every package in Kali Linux is individually signed by the developer who produced and committed it.

Packages are signed by repositories.

More than 600 penetration testing tools are included.

By default, systemd hooks in Kali Linux deactivate network services. These hooks enable the installation of numerous services on Kali Linux.

It uses a modified version of the upstream kernel for wireless injection.

After a standard installation, only the "root" user is available. Due to the fact that many pen-testing tools demand super-user privileges.

It is not illegal to install any licensed and downloadable operating system if you install it for helpful purposes such as studying, teaching, or network security.

Advantages:

It offers over 600 pre-installed penetration testing and network security tools.

It is totally unrestricted and open source. So that you may utilize it without cost and even contribute to its growth.

Many languages are supported.

Excellent for individuals with intermediate Linux knowledge and experience with Linux commands.

Could be utilized with Raspberry Pi with ease.

Disadvantages:

It is not advised for individuals who wish to learn Linux and are Linux novices.

(Because it focuses on penetration)

It is somewhat slower.

Some software may be defective.