A operating system that focuses on security is best suitable option for hackers to use for hacking and penetration testing. If you are interested in this field you can choose any of the OS from the list mentioned which suits for your purpose. These Linux distros contains lot of hacking and penetration testing tools.
KALI LINUX:
Kali Linux is one of the most popular available free, open source Debian based Linux distribution which is developed and maintained by Offensive Security. Kali is an enterprise security auditing Linux OS. Kali contains more than 600+ pen testing tools. Kali Linux started its journey in the year 2013. GNOME is Kali Linux's default desktop environment.
Kali can be deployed into the cloud to quickly build a farm of password cracking machines and in smart phones and tablets as pen testing platform. Offensive Security offered a book, Kali Linux Revealed it can be downloaded freely. It supports in both 32-bit and 64-bit processors. Kali also supports in Raspberry Pi, VMware,Virtual Box and Bootable Live USB.
TO DOWNLOAD KALI LINUX VISIT: https://www.kali.org/downloads/
PARROT OS:
It is also free, open source Debian GNU/LINUX distribution which is developed and maintained by Parrot Project Team. Parrot mainly focuses on privacy, security and development. MATE and KDE are default desktop environments of Parrot Os. LightDM is default display manager of Parrot Os. This distribution also started its journey in the year 2013.
It's user Interface is more user-friendly because any one with a basic knowledge can easily access. Parrot OS also supports in both 32-bit and 64-bit machines. It's can be installed in Raspberry Pi, VMware, Virtual Box and Bootable Live USB.
TO DOWNLOAD PARROT OS VISIT: https://parrotlinux.org/download/
BACK BOX OS:
Back Box is free, open source Ubuntu based Linux operating system which is maintained and developed by Back Box team. It provides security and analysis Linux tools that can be used in Network analysis and Web application analysis. This contains more than 70+ tools in it. Back Box started its journey in 2010. XFCE is default desktop environment of this OS.
This distribution supports in both 32-bit and 64-bit processors. It's is downloadable in Raspberry Pi, VMware, Virtual Box and Bootable Live USB.
TO DOWNLOAD BACKBOX VISIT: https://www.backbox.org/download
BLACK ARCH:
This is also one of the most popular free, open source Arch Linux based penetration testing distribution that is developed and maintained by Black Arch developers. It contains more than 2400+ tools. Black Arch is mostly designed for security researchers and hackers. Black Arch provides various desktop environments.
This Linux distribution also supports in both 32-bit and 64-bit processors. It can be installed in Raspberry Pi, VMware, Virtual Box and Bootable Live USB.
TO DOWNLOAD BLACK ARCH VISIT: https://blackarch.org/downloads.html
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