Security News > 2022 > May > Kali Linux 2022.2 released: Desktop enhancements, tweaks for the terminal, new tools, and more!

Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2022.2, the latest version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics platform.

There are a number of tweaks included in Kali for ARM, especially in the Raspberry Pi image.

Kali Unkaputtbar, the new feature that allows Kali Linux installed on bare-metal to make system snapshots automatically, has received support for BTRFS snapshotting.

The Win-KeX, the graphical desktop environment for Kali Linux running in Windows Subsystem for Linux can be run as root and any GUI application can be started with sudo.

Kali Linux 2022.2 is ready for immediate download or updating.

Kali Linux users might can also learn more about how Kali Linux creators plan to handle the future of penetration testing, and Offensive Security CEO's thoughts on why automated pentesting won't fix the cybersecurity skills gap.

Source: https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2022-2-release/

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