The new Kali Linux 2017.1 is here

Η Offensive Security today announced the release of the third rolling release of its penetration testing operating system, Kali Linux.

Kali Linux 2017.01 is the third Rolling version of Kali Linux and comes after several months of research and development. It brings the latest and greatest penetration testing tools, as well as a new database synced to the repositories software of the stable release of the Debian GNU/Linux 9.0 “Stretch.”

The Kali Linux 2017.02 distribution provides, in addition to the latest tool and operating packages, a completely new security feature.

The new version, Kali Linux 2017.1, has wireless drivers chipset RTL8812AU, improved GPU support and comes with Azure and AWS images of Kali Linux for cloud instances.

“We are pleased to announce the release of Kali Linux 2017.1, which brings with it a number of exciting updates and features. The updated kernel provides more and better hardware support as well as a host of up-to-date tools. But this edition has a few more surprises in its sleeve. The integration of drivers for the RTL8812AU wireless chipsets is here. These drivers are not part of the regular Linux kernel that has now been modified to be added.

This chipset supports 802.11 AC, making it one of the first drivers which bears in this model. ”.”

Additional details about the 2.017.01 version of Kali Linux can be found at release notes.