Kali Linux

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Kali Linux is a security auditing operating system and toolkit that aims to be the most advanced and versatile penetration testing distribution ever created. Kali Linux incorporates more than 300 penetration testing and security auditing programs with a Linux operating system, delivering an all-in-one solution that enables IT administrators and security professionals to test the effectiveness of risk mitigation strategies. Kali Linux offers a smoother, easier penetration testing experience, making it more accessible to IT generalists as well as security specialists.

All the programs packaged with the operating system were evaluated for suitability and effectiveness before being included. They include Metasploit for network penetration testing, Nmap for port and vulnerability scanning, Wireshark for monitoring network traffic, and Aircrack-ng for testing the security of wireless networks.

# Kali-dev is a mix of Debian Testing and our own packages
# It will break regularly
deb [arch=i386,amd64,armel,armhf] http://http.kali.org/kali kali-dev main contrib non-free
deb [arch=i386,amd64,armel,armhf] http://http.kali.org/kali kali-dev main/debian-installer
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-dev main contrib non-free

# Kali-Rolling is managed with britney and should be usable
# by advanced users
deb [arch=i386,amd64,armel,armhf] http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free
deb [arch=i386,amd64,armel,armhf] http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main/debian-installer
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free

deb [arch=i386,amd64,armel,armhf] http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali-rolling/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali-rolling/updates main contrib non-free

# kali-current is the current stable release
# use kali instead of kali-current due to apt limitations
deb [arch=i386,amd64,armel,armhf] http://http.kali.org/kali kali-current main contrib non-free
deb [arch=i386,amd64,armel,armhf] http://http.kali.org/kali kali-current main/debian-installer
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-current main contrib non-free

deb [arch=i386,amd64,armel,armhf] http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali-current/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali-current/updates main contrib non-free

# kali-bleeding-edge is new upstream snapshots built automatically
# they will break from time to time... no testing is done on them!
# they are meant to run in a kali-current installation
deb [arch=i386,amd64,armel,armhf] http://http.kali.org/kali kali-bleeding-edge main contrib non-free
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-bleeding-edge main contrib non-free

Last updated 2015-08-19 20:10:06