Pentest Linux Kali 2025.4 with New Desktops, Wayland, and Halloween Mode

The developers of Kali Linux for pentesters, which evolved from Backtrack, have released version 2025.4. It updates the ...

Kali Linux 2025.4 released with 3 new tools, desktop updates

Kali Linux has released version 2025.4, its final update of the year, introducing three new tools, desktop environment improvements, and enhanced Wayland support.
PCQuest

Kali Linux 2025.4 Technical Overview Wayland-Only Desktops, VM Integration, and AI Tooling

Kali Linux 2025.4 marks a major shift with Wayland-only desktops, stronger VM support, faster workflows, and early AI-driven ...
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Kali Linux 2025.4 arrives with GNOME 49, KDE Plasma 6.5, and much more

The KDE environment has also been updated to Plasma 6.5, with some substantial improvements from the Plasma 6.3 version that ...
CSOonline

Kali Linux explained: A pentester’s toolkit

Kali Linux is the world’s most popular offensive-security-optimized Linux distro. Maintained and managed by the fine folks at Offensive Security, Kali was born in 2006 as BackTrack Linux, but after a ...
ZDNet

Kali Linux hands-on: Choosing the right version to download

Anyone involved in or even significantly interested in cybersecurity has probably heard of Kali Linux. Since its early days as BackTrack, it has been considered the standard in penetration testing and ...