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Kali Linux 2025.2
Kali Linux is an advanced Linux distribution used for penetration testing, ethical hacking and network security assessment. Official ISOs hosted by TechSpot for faster downloads. Learn what's new on this latest version.
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Kali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering.
Because Kali Linux is multi-platform, it gives you a strong, stable, known baseline to operate from regardless of where you use it: desktops, servers, virtual machines, live environments, cloud or containers. Read more.
Because Kali Linux is multi-platform, it gives you a strong, stable, known baseline to operate from regardless of where you use it: desktops, servers, virtual machines, live environments, cloud or containers. Read more.
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