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Kali Linux 2021.4 Released with Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Support, GNOME 41, and New Hacking
Tools
Offensive Security released today Kali Linux 2021.4 as the fourth and last maintenance
update to their Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for ethical hacking and penetration testing.
Coming three months after Kali Linux 2021.3, the Kali Linux 2021.4 release is here with
Linux kernel 5.14, support for the recently launched Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W single-board
computer (unfortunately without Nexmon support), improved support for Apple Silicon (M1) Macs,
extended compatibility for the Samba client to support almost all Samba servers out there,
and easier configuration of package manager’s mirrors.
Kali Linux’s default desktop environment, Xfce, received a bunch of enhancement in this
release. For example, the panel layout was tweaked to optimize the horizontal space and
add two new widgets, CPU usage and VPN IP. Furthermore, the Task Manager was configured
to “icons only”, the “Buttons” appearance was assigned to the workspaces overview, and
the number of virtual workspaces was increased to 4.
Kali Linux also supports the GNOME and KDE Plasma desktop environments when installing
the distributions, and this release updates them to their latest versions, namely GNOME
41 and KDE Plasma 5.23. All three main desktops supported by Kali Linux received a new window
buttons design.
Previous buttons were designed to fit the window theme of Xfce but did not work well
with the other desktops and lacked personality. The new design looks elegant on any of the
desktops and makes it easier to spot the currently focused window, said Offensive Security.
As with all new Kali Linux releases, there are a bunch of new tools added. In the Kali
Linux 2021.4 release, users will find Dufflebag for searching exposed EBS volumes for secrets,
Name-That-Hash utility for naming hash types, Proxmark3 for Proxmark3 and RFID hacking,
S3Scanner for scanning open S3 buckets and dump the contents, and truffleHog for searching
through Git repositories for high entropy strings and secrets.
Also included in this release is the Maryam open-source Intelligence (OSINT) framework,
Reverse Proxy Grapher tool for graphviz graph illustrating your reverse proxy flow, as well
as Spraykatz credentials gathering tool for automating remote procdump and parse of lsass
process.
Among other changes, Kali Linux 2021.4 adds theme support to Kaboxer tools so that it
no longer looks like it’s from the ’90s, adds the Social-Engineer toolkit with the
Spear Phishing Email Attack module to the Kali NetHunter app, which now lets users customise
their own Facebook, Messenger, or Twitter DM email notifications for their social engineering
attacks.
For AMR users, this release adds overclock support for the Pinebook Pro laptop, adds
a new USBArmory MkII image, and adds USB booting support to all Raspberry Pi images, and adds
EXT4 root filesystem to all ARM images.
You can download Kali Linux 2021.4 right now from the official website
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Kali Linux 2021.4 improves support for Apple's M1, Samba and updates desktops
There are several projects that develop and release "ethical hacking" Linux distributions,
but I think the most popular is the one that released its last update of the year today.
Kali Linux 2021.4 It's the fourth version of 2021, and they release one every quarter,
so it will be the last. The previous one was 2021.3 which launched in september with novelties
such as the Kali Nethunter for smart watches, as long as you have a compatible one.
Although it is not something that interests many Linux users, since we usually buy a PC
and not a Mac, Offensive Security stands out first than Kali Linux 2021.4 has further improved
support for the Apple M1 that they presented just over a year ago. The rest of the novelties
are not very striking, but it cannot stop being interesting that the different desktops
on which this distribution is available have been updated.
Highlights of Kali Linux 2021.4 Improved support for the Apple M1. In this
version it can also be installed in VWware Fusion thanks to the Linux 5.14 kernel.
Extended support for the Samba client. Possibility of changing the package download
mirrors in a simple way. Kaboxer improvements.
New tools: Dufflebag - Search for secrets in exposed
EBS volumes. Maryam - Open Source Intelligence Framework
(OSINT). Name-That-Hash - to name a hash type if we
do not know it. Proxmark3 - for those who like Proxmark3 and
RFID hacking. Reverse Proxy Grapher - graphviz graph illustrating
reverse proxy flows. S3Scanner - Scans open S3 cubes and dumps
their contents. Spraykatz - Credential collection tool that
automates the procdump and remote parsing process of lsass.
truffleHog - Searches git repositories for high entropy strings and secrets, digging
into commit history. Web of trust grapher (wotmate) - reimplements
the defunct PGP pathfinder without needing anything more than your own keychain.
Updated desktops, but with one thing in common: the close, minimize, and restore buttons are
the same across environments. GNOME 41, Plasma 5.23 and Xfce 4.16.
Improvements in NetHunter and in the ARM editions that you can read in the release note.
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics
tools. The project has published a new release, Kali Linux 2021.4, which improves support
for ARM-powered devices, including Apple M1 machines and the Raspberry Pi Zero 2. "With
the end of 2021 just around the corner, we are pushing out the last release of the year
with Kali Linux 2021.4, which is ready for immediate download or updating. The summary
of the changelog since the 2021.3 release from September 2021 is: Improved Apple M1
support. Wide compatibility for Samba. Switching package manager mirrors. Kaboxer theming.
Updates to Xfce, GNOME and KDE. Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W + USBArmory MkII ARM images. More
tools. Kali on the Apple M1: As we announced in Kali 2021.1 we supported installing Kali
Linux on Parallels on Apple Silicon Macs, well with 2021.4, we now also support it on
the VMware Fusion Public Tech Preview thanks to the 5.14 kernel having the modules needed
for the virtual GPU used.
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