Kali Linux is a distribution based on Debian. It contains a very large collection of security tools and penetration tests.
The project has just released a new version for the year 2020 and it brings a number of important changes. The new version, 2020.1, of Kali Linux merges the various desktop with editions in single download options and removes the ability to run multiple as root by default.
“Throughout the history of Kali (and its predecessors BackTrack, WHAX and Whoppix), the default credentials have been root/toor. This is no longer the case. We no longer use the superuser account, root, as the default in Kali 2020.1. The default user account is now a standard one user who has no privileges.”
To read the reasons behind this move you can visit a previous post at blog of distribution.
This is a very large one change, and the developers ask that you report if you run into any issues.
Download the new version (SHA256):
kali-linux-2020.1-live-amd64.iso (2,811MB, torrent sites),
kali-linux-2020.1-installer-amd64.iso (2,016MB, torrent sites).
