2026-10-29T17:16:54Z https://nostr.now Kali Linux https://nostr.now/npub1e6ca3kdln5la83kud5pvtlatte40ypwz9tdmr6pl3fqle98urctqylrv9t https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/accounts/avatars/109/303/542/993/333/660/original/af79d03c20704038.jpg https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/accounts/avatars/109/303/542/993/333/660/original/af79d03c20704038.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsptmap6xlxku5y4ttu06vs4k9aya08pmm58qxwsaw96z9q0dwl6dszyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pv297zzf Kali Linux 2026.2 Release (GNOME 50, KDE 6.6, Helper Scripts, APT Formats &amp; VM Boot Tweaking): <br/><br/>It’s the final week of Q2, and Kali Linux 2026.2 is here - right on schedule ;) We have been heads down since our last release, and we are ready to share what… <br/><a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linu">https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linu</a><br/>x-2026-2-release/<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/839/358/939/436/030/original/63d019bce7d1f6f5.png"> <br/> 2026-06-30T13:46:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspr0rcqdv4fk7e4c5r57s0graxenlja8sr3v755jjqxgvu5naet0qzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvhhp73x Kali Linux 2026.1 Release (2026 Theme &amp; BackTrack Mode)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linu">https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linu</a><br/>x-2026-1-release/<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/318/359/835/681/704/original/94b99052ee297446.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-30T13:28:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfg33qaks4v93v30vxxjg9ypqs0pmtsceytn000x0h6vhl63z3adgzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvtukua5 Kali &amp; LLM: Completely local with Ollama &amp; 5ire: 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... <a href="https://kali.org/blog/kali-llm-ollama-5ire/">https://kali.org/blog/kali-llm-ollama-5ire/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/204/465/647/097/809/original/539a2a7ffed957a4.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-10T10:43:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstmfe6vfvdprj060370h2k2uyjupfn0kpqfrkvj9gzgrt8djm709gzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvyvhjq5 Kali &amp; LLM: macOS with Claude Desktop GUI &amp; Anthropic Sonnet LLM: 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… <a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-llm-claude-desktop/">https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-llm-claude-desktop/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/137/804/167/592/882/original/824febdff87d6056.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-26T16:11:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswrwup03dn0c3xj9uregpvlql7vupsnlgd7cuh02lwl3ktxru3vqczyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvd8xywf Kali Linux 2025.4 Release (Desktop Environments, Wayland &amp; Halloween Mode)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/">https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/115/763/783/397/908/579/original/f9b15eef1ac008cd.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-22T14:53:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsws79622sy9wfge7hjg8g6lnz0y4840mpzdhxxe8lkzpwckt6gv8czyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pv6t7ssa We are starting our Kali/Hacker-themed #Pumpkin #Carving #Contest!<br/>Share your masterpiece, tag us, and whoever on whichever social network has the most reactions will get $50 store credit (<a href="https://offsec.usa.dowlis.com/kali/view-all.html">https://offsec.usa.dowlis.com/kali/view-all.html</a>).<br/>Ends 1st Nov 2025 00:00 UTC<br/><br/>#JackOLantern<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/115/433/604/065/046/904/original/38b1a9d20128c682.png"> <br/> 2025-10-25T07:23:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsph0vme5mf9fdrraapqds6g33n9laugts74mufwqut35k56n2zdkszyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pva4frmw Kali Linux 2025.3 Release (Vagrant &amp; Nexmon)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-3-release/">https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-3-release/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/115/258/525/939/706/618/original/b248cc1779bce7a3.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-24T09:18:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszfy9x6f9cn7lmw9ye0unx237r4smcd3s9xsmnwwhruytdlhgetzgzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvwadvwf Kali Vagrant Rebuilt: Out With Packer, In With DebOS: 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.<br/>You create, start, interact, stop, destroy VMs all without leaving…<br/><br/><a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-vagrant-rebuilt/">https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-vagrant-rebuilt/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/115/067/620/813/903/833/original/dcc12b3cce2ced78.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-21T16:09:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdj7j8ymat7tlljrd5w5vls7zn352sylknsnjgfl7d8qel3q4z6qzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvhxhggm Kali Linux &amp; Containerization (Apple&#39;s Container): If you’re an Apple user, you may have heard of Apple’s upcoming feature Containerization during WWDC 2025. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-apple-container-containerization/">https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-apple-container-containerization/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/114/935/559/143/364/416/original/c401c2fa02141329.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-29T08:24:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspc8dvmwseh9dnhqj0m5lvypmpdw42sgmhvappe3uty5khv2d8pugzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvdslscx The Raspberry Pi&#39;s Wi-Fi Glow-Up: Thanks to Nexmon and fresh Kali packages, onboard wireless is ready for monitor mode and injection (again!).<br/><br/><a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/raspberry-pi-wi-fi-glow-up/">https://www.kali.org/blog/raspberry-pi-wi-fi-glow-up/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/114/898/407/746/137/968/original/761b493bdda177b0.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-22T18:56:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqaftrlu70y2vz9jsc0hddvkyejpkjqeq5dy0ezk8g8len77yhakszyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pv8nrc4h Kali Linux 2025.2 Release (Kali Menu Refresh, BloodHound CE &amp; CARsenal)<br/><a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-2-release/">https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-2-release/</a> 2025-07-14T11:47:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq2v6gv756klvsl53pkztg6ckus2ycl3ksytv2dvcsshfc48tva2gzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvq4mlsy For more than 20 years, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17hn244ndl3ay6y3fvqsm6v4gk4mur0mxd7akm4waj6wtdttj56lqljm23e" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>OSU Open Source Lab</span> (<span class="italic">npub17hn…m23e</span>)</a></span> has been providing critical infrastructure for major FOSS projects. In particular, it hosts Kali Linux ARM build servers and GitLab runners: <a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/ampere/">https://www.kali.org/blog/ampere/</a>.<br/><br/>Now they are facing a difficult time and need help to keep going. To learn more, please read the announcement from its director Lance Albertson: <a href="https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future/">https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future/</a> 2025-05-09T11:44:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstjyag5sey44avnjt7v0n9zggp8854uffsyjvh9hcjrvz40fv6qngzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvejt5pf ⚠️ Warning ⚠️ <br/>Kali has a new signing key! 🔑 <br/>(Manual action required! 🫣)<br/><br/>If you are getting:<br/><br/>&gt; Missing key 827C8569F2518CC677FECA1AED65462EC8D5E4C5, which is needed to verify signature.<br/><br/>You need to download and install the new key manually, here’s the one-liner:<br/><br/>```<br/>sudo wget <a href="https://archive.kali.org/archive-keyring.gpg">https://archive.kali.org/archive-keyring.gpg</a> -O /usr/share/keyrings/kali-archive-keyring.gpg<br/>```<br/><br/>Blog post: A New Kali Linux Archive Signing Key ~ <a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/new-kali-archive-signing-key/">https://www.kali.org/blog/new-kali-archive-signing-key/</a> 2025-04-28T15:14:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrq59ehh545rahzus8yqvhlnttmnllm3m7wlxe8aahl0kglz2ytnszyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvz7w4je We are please to announce our final release of 2024, Kali Linux 2024.4! <br/><br/><a href="https://kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-4-release/">https://kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-4-release/</a><br/><br/>Containing new default python, updates to gnome 47, our launch of the new forums, raspberry pi imager improvements, nethunter updates and more! Check it out!<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/664/867/161/273/763/original/89097b7c53d1ccc7.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-16T22:30:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswuwup37etetmw0mlh0w2zyca96y9f7mjyv7at2ydkzmhaa3chhxszyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pv7p2qms End of an era! <br/><br/>A quick update to let everyone know that our i386 kernel and images will no longer be released. A process that started in 2003 is now complete for us. The last i386 CPUs appear to have been made in 2007.<br/><br/>Full details on the blog: <a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/end-of-i386-kernel-and-images/">https://www.kali.org/blog/end-of-i386-kernel-and-images/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/363/120/916/238/293/original/a0d5c1dc834b7268.png"> <br/> 2024-10-24T15:32:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxdg0n96nlzl8gu0tn2yhwc7t230yz0vfn6awyvrkwvxykjmhuhvqzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pv0n830e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8rnjyl2jv4ayyc2skxeykjvfe4c87z7vy93m9lx6zyp620p7xjdsgftkay'>nevent1q…tkay</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://discord.kali.org/">https://discord.kali.org/</a> will connect you. 2024-10-17T01:36:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstek3ey0xk0v5wnmydl98p5fnlsfwzy20ngwgwdk9fc32vcp8ewzszyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvgm4dhk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstm2lm9c5ty957mrpc53e3s6saugnfmu88sgfdna83krlzx6krfrstclcm3'>nevent1q…lcm3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Would love the contribution! Just let me know and I can hook you up with the team member that manages our docs. Or you can always hit him on our discord where he spends the majority of his time. 2024-10-17T01:02:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp406py5ljavaa6f2dvcunsw7fzxcnle9j0fgcprng54j2aanh0nczyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvg28dvf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq0g6exhcecrfytnsxmw5ea6u8zqkr4jvmjy9rmuwhwzu6ssw8rjsfeevwp'>nevent1q…evwp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Offsec owns kali and the ip. Offsec also employs a number of full time developers for kali. All guidance is business as usual for kali going forward. Heads down prepping for launch of the updated forum, and prepping for the 2024.4 release. 2024-10-17T00:35:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw9nmekfj78efgphtg84rn7rpjw0pant2te0gpnmqcgapj4qnuxdgzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvrxgdcw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs906qflfzqta90smalg3296dvy44tv0w0qh4wzre7zk3hcjshz6ms328lah'>nevent1q…8lah</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not recently. I know a fair amount of docs were just updated, but no sort of new overview item. <br/><br/>Interested in doing one? We are happy to publish it with your name. <br/><br/>Otherwise we can let the team know there is demand for something updated. 2024-10-17T00:32:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdf67xpet7x2ggzypmey2hwlsq5y9knnda78w567jekqcxcea8u0czyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvlauj9z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdlsexu57pl9hgqwj3nfrpa6xkzaxdzzwj8r4x6wkmmyl7vxv3jpgkss90n'>nevent1q…s90n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Realistically I think the world of monitized Linux is a bit more complicated. Look at red hat and centos, and even then you are talking infrastructure. <br/><br/>Remember, Backtrack came before offsec, offsec is the monetization of Kali is the best way to look at it. There is ton of value as well in lowering support costs by ensuring the software environment for training works out of the box. 2024-10-17T00:16:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrf3h5r06p0u07xdh0v4ckwq049dgww0897uef2cak4mj5mw0wx6qzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvrvef48 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswsqg53us49sy2yu24nmg9730z8jxfhgscv75tzrp83a5knrfwg3c55fkn8'>nevent1q…fkn8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well yeah I mean, on kali items I can be helpful. Outside of that, there are better people to address it. 2024-10-17T00:10:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf4z5ak0t5qz2jrcvrp6g5uhl7wqapxh3p6hlhy5k5d2dkjyxhn5gzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pv9jsfkh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxc73qme86zumzjkre96lx977mqdsfdgykq5ym8nj6h9cllpmsp5g6vu0sh'>nevent1q…u0sh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would suggest reaching out to offsec about that. 2024-10-17T00:00:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgg5jevgjcm0z6kgfpmzt4hmgvjlrtkazfyteag7gacn0yhgv6qtczyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvz0kzuq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsda4jtcnkjvvtr6dffatcjm52lw2dm3gn6p2zckwwqvrkmnq7t83csptxw2'>nevent1q…txw2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://www.spectrumequity.com/news/offensive-security-receives-growth-investment-from-spectrum-equity">https://www.spectrumequity.com/news/offensive-security-receives-growth-investment-from-spectrum-equity</a> 2024-10-16T23:37:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf7hzyt8pu0wn2ps0gsjh8krq0xfy5g2fzxx329sm3szltlkfmq8czyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvezndc6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsya677u3sgxrt7jpmt92k4h5wu9l3ppj4hk22jq9dww79uk2arnls9nmdar'>nevent1q…mdar</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There might be something on the offsec site in the about section? Not sure. I know when spectrum first invested in 2018 there was press releases then etc. 2024-10-16T23:34:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0g9lxmj97axdvuqenaf3k02mmdemuthve60pyn3jeywynpcm5k3czyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pv83d604 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstg74kqmhj6uztp7z6776mcmx4kh86tw87azv55r34j8gmgs4t7ycfw9t4t'>nevent1q…9t4t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just tag us amigo, always happy to jump in and answer questions. Frankly I am surprised anyone is concerned about it with as I mentioned it’s not really a change considering it’s been PE for a while now. <br/><br/>We are nerds enough that when red dots show up telling us someone tagged us, we typically respond. 2024-10-16T23:33:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs05aweduk2td7lj0udypqp4cmxxfx62q3ylej0szycexc9mkal79qzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvezm59c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstttdudpj09asrhjqc9lygazsxxpdd02rghc7rz66egy46qwjd2rqldm5nm'>nevent1q…m5nm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Would we? 2024-10-16T23:29:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs860llj5htftd769wu2lfzkk2w5hnewtazj6rln44lkjtdld0vhjgzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pv3av35l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgdp6cjrtfhl95aewlw9wu2d6zjg9pc9qz0jvvp4lvns3q4fpn3uqnclph2'>nevent1q…lph2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just a reminder - OffSec has been owned by private equity for over 5 years now. I think we have done a pretty damn good job keeping Kali available with no registration, no email needed to download, no telemetrics, no broadcasting on startup, fully free to use, able to access it privately, etc. <br/><br/>Overall, I don&#39;t personally see any indication that anything is changing on our front. So doomerism all you want I suppose if its fun, but we have over a decade of proof doing the right thing here with Kali that we intend to continue to build off of. 2024-10-16T23:26:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxdzdw5ud4vhfvl4ty78zk7x56y728zudsye7q9cp6yxrja066kaqzyr8trkxeh7wnl57xm3ks930l4d0x4us9cg4dhv0g879yrly5ls0pvek5ccg We are excited to announce the release of Kali Linux 2024.3, available for download and update now!<br/><br/>This release has been focused on multiple transitions, such as GCC 14, glibc 2.40, and Python 3.12. Please check out the blog post for full details. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-3-release/">https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-3-release/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/119/743/405/327/645/original/d1fe16094ffb0a0a.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-11T15:58:26Z