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Kali Linux 2026.1 Release (2026 Theme & BackTrack Mode)

https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2026-1-release/

Published: March 24, 2026 00:00

New year, new release - Kali 2026.1 is here! There is everything from a fresh coat of paint to a nod to our roots, with normal ongoing improvements. Building on from December’s 2025.4, the summary of the changelog: 2026 Theme Refresh - Our yearly theme…

Kali & LLM: Completely local with Ollama & 5ire

https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-llm-ollama-5ire/

Published: March 10, 2026 00:00

We are extending our LLM-driven Kali series, where natural language replaces manual command input. This time however, we are doing everything locally and offline. We are using our own hardware and not relying on any 3rd party services/SaaS. Note: Local…

Kali & LLM: macOS with Claude Desktop & Anthropic Sonnet LLM

https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-llm-claude-desktop/

Published: February 25, 2026 00:00

This post will focus on an alternative method of using Kali Linux, moving beyond direct terminal command execution. Instead, we will leverage a Large Language Model (LLM) to translate “natural language” descriptions of desired actions into technical…

Kali Linux 2025.4 Release (Desktop Environments, Wayland & Halloween Mode)

https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/

Published: December 12, 2025 00:00

Say hello to Kali Linux 2025.4! Expect updated tools, performance tweaks, and improved support - no fluff, just the essentials. The summary of the changelog since the 2025.3 release from September is: Desktop Environments - Changes to all! GNOME, KDE &…

Kali Linux 2025.3 Release (Vagrant & Nexmon)

https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-3-release/

Published: September 23, 2025 00:00

Another quarter, another drop - Kali 2025.3 is now here! Bringing you another round of updates, new features and introducing some new tools - pushing Kali further. The summary of the changelog since the 2025.2 release from June is: Packer & Vagrant -…

Kali Vagrant Rebuilt: Out With Packer, In With DebOS

https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-vagrant-rebuilt/

Published: August 21, 2025 00:00

Vagrant files, *.box, are pre-configured Virtual Machines (VM) VM images, which when imported into HashiCorp’s Vagrant, allow for VMs to be interacted with via the command line. You create, start, interact, stop, destroy VMs all without leaving the…

Kali Linux & Containerization (Apple's Container)

https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-apple-container-containerization/

Published: July 29, 2025 00:00

If you’re an Apple user, you may have heard of Apple’s upcoming feature Containerization during WWDC 2025. Quick summary: Container is a CLI tool, which works with Containerization. This is what end-users interact with. Containerization handles creating…

The Raspberry Pi's Wi-Fi Glow-Up

https://www.kali.org/blog/raspberry-pi-wi-fi-glow-up/

Published: July 22, 2025 00:00

Thanks to Nexmon and fresh Kali packages, on-board wireless is ready for monitor mode and injection (again!). Kali Linux users on Raspberry Pi now have an improved and more integrated way to use the on-board Wi-Fi interface for wireless assessments. While…

Kali Linux 2025.2 Release (Kali Menu Refresh, BloodHound CE & CARsenal)

https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-2-release/

Published: June 13, 2025 00:00

We’re almost half way through 2025 already, and we’ve got a lot to share with you in this release, Kali 2025.2. The summary of the changelog since the 2025.1 release from March is: Desktop Updates - Kali-Menu refresh, GNOME 48 & KDE 6.3 updates BloodHound…

A New Kali Linux Archive Signing Key

https://www.kali.org/blog/new-kali-archive-signing-key/

Published: April 28, 2025 00:00

TL;DR Bad news for Kali Linux users! In the coming day(s), apt update is going to fail for pretty much everyone out there: Missing key 827C8569F2518CC677FECA1AED65462EC8D5E4C5, which is needed to verify signature. Reason is, we had to roll a new signing…