On and off for the last 18 months we have been working on Kaboxer, and just before Kali 2021.1, it is ready to say “Hello World” (then it will start shipping you applications).
TL;DR - What is this? What is the name about, Kaboxer? Kali Applications Boxer
What does that mean? Apps in containers, for packages (a way forward for applications that are hard to package properly). But instead of being stand alone containers, they are integrated into the standard Kali package management systems and can be installed/removed through standard apt commands.
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Ampere Hardware & Kali Linux
When Ampere partnered with Debian, this caught our eye. We were aware that our current ARM cloud provider was soon ending support for arm64 servers (which we use for our build daemons).
At Kali Linux, one of the things which is important to us, is that we prefer not having to cross-compile our ARM binaries that we ship in our Kali packages. There are various reasons as to why, some of them are:
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Kali Linux 2021.1 Release (Command-Not-Found)
Today we’re pushing out the first Kali Linux release of the year with Kali Linux 2021.1. This edition brings enhancements of existing features, and is ready to be downloaded or upgraded if you have an existing Kali Linux installation.
The summary of the changelog since the 2020.4 release from November 2020 is:
Xfce 4.16 - Our preferred and current default desktop environment has been updated and tweaked KDE 5.20 - Plasma also received a version bump Terminals - mate-terminal, terminator and tilix all had various work carried out on them Command Not Found - A helping hand to say if a program needs to be installed Partnership with more tool authors - BC Security & Joohoi have been producing great tools and we want to support them New tools & updates - Multiple new tools have been added to Kali and are ready for you Kali NetHunter - New BusyBox & Rucky version, and boot-animation Kali ARM - Preliminary support for Parallels on Apple Silicon (Apple M1) & Raspberry Pi 400 (WiFi Support) The Kali project itself also has a couple different changes:
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BC Security's Empire/Starkiller & Kali Linux
We have always worked to support the information security community as a whole, and over the years experimented with different ideas (some with a greater success than others). One of the key components to Kali is the tools included (either pre-installed or installed via apt). Joining together infosec professional/hobbyist and tool authors, today we are announcing another partnership: Kali has partnered with BC Security.
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Kali Linux + Mr. Robot ARG Society
Many of you may have known about the show Mr Robot and its unique connection to Kali Linux. But there is a little bit more that we have not talked about due to NDAs. But it appears the mystery is over, the red tape has been removed, and we now wanted to take a moment to share it with everyone.
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The last 12 Months (2019/2020) & Looking Forwards (2021)
As the end of the year is coming up (some may say not quickly enough), we want to take a few minutes and recap on our roadmap 2019/2020 post.
At a higher level, the last 12 months of Kali Linux (outside of the normal release items - e.g. packages updates), Kali has had various refreshes, switches and additional new features added.
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Announcing Kali Linux Newsletter + Keeping in Touch
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Today we are announcing the Kali Linux newsletter.
It’s easy to miss certain news. Not everyone is regularly checking our web page to see if something has been posted (and we don’t have a regular schedule of when we update). It is easy to be drowned out in social networks with everything else going on. And RSS feeds have not been as common as they once were. So to try and help keep you in the loop with Kali Linux, we now have a newsletter option.
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Kali Linux 2020.4 Release (ZSH, Bash, CME, MOTD, AWS, Docs, Win-KeX & Vagrant)
We find ourselves in the 4th quarter of 2020, and we are ecstatic to announce the release of Kali Linux 2020.4, which is ready for immediate download or updating.
What’s different with this release since 2020.3 in August 2020 is:
ZSH is the new default shell - We said it was happening last time, Now it has. ZSH. Is. Now. Default. Bash shell makeover - It may not function like ZSH, but now Bash looks like ZSH. Partnership with tools authors - We are teaming up with byt3bl33d3r. Message at login - Proactively pointing users to resources. AWS image refresh - Now on GovCloud. Includes Kali’s default (command line) tools again. And there is a new URL. Packaging guides - Want to start getting your tool inside of Kali? This should help. New tools & updates - New Kernel and various new tools and updates for existing ones, as well as setting Proxychains 4 as default. NetHunter updates - New NetHunter settings menu, select from different boot animations, and persistent Magisk. Win-KeX 2.5 - New “Enhanced Session Mode” brings Win-KeX to ARM devices. Vagrant & VMware - We now support VMware users who use Vagrant. ZSH Shell By Default In our previous quarterly release, 2020.3, we gave a heads up that we will be switching from Bash to ZSH as our default shell going forwards (where possible). We are happy to announce that after testing and feedback from users, the switch has now happened. Say hello to ZSH:
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Win-KeX Version 2.0
We have been humbled by the amazing response to our recent launch of Win-KeX. After its initial release, we asked ourselves if that is truly the limit of what we can achieve or could we pull off something incredible to mark the 25th anniversary of Hackers? What about “a second concurrent session as root”, “seamless desktop integration with Windows”, or - dare we dream - “sound”?
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Kali Linux 2020.3 Release (ZSH, Win-KeX, HiDPI & Bluetooth Arsenal)
Its that time of year again, time for another Kali Linux release! Quarter #3 - Kali Linux 2020.3. This release has various impressive updates, all of which are ready for immediate download or updating.
A quick overview of what’s new since the last release in May 2020:
New Shell - Starting the process to switch from “Bash” to “ZSH” The release of Win-KeX - Get ready WSL2 Automating HiDPI support - Easy switching mode Tool Icons - Every default tool now has its own unique icon Bluetooth Arsenal - New set of tools for Kali NetHunter Nokia Support - New devices for Kali NetHunter Setup Process - No more missing network repositories and quicker installs New Shell (Is Coming) Most people who use Kali Linux, (we hope), are very experienced Linux users. As a result, they feel very comfortable around the command line. We understand that “shells” are a very personal and precious thing to everyone (local or remote!), as that is how most people interact with Kali Linux. To the point where lots of experienced users only use a “GUI” to spin up multiple terminals. By default, Kali Linux has always used “bash” (aka “Bourne-Again SHell”) as the default shell, when you open up a terminal or console. Any seasoned Kali user would know the prompt kali@kali:~$ (or root@kali:~# for the older users!/) very well!
