Kali Linux is a distribution based on Debian. It contains a very large collection safety tools and penetration tests.
The project 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 editions into a single download option and removes the ability to run various 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 account user is now a standard user with no privileges.”
To read the reasons behind this move you can visit a previous post at blog of distribution.
This is a very big change, and the developers are asking you to report any problems.
Download the new version (SHA256):
https://cdimage.κali.org/κali-2020.1/κali-linux-2020.1a-installer-amd64.iso https://cdimage.κali.org/κali-2020.1/κali-linux-2020.1a-installer-i386.iso SHA1SUMS 5b2e84eb84c70ecfc51f359c831efd2c4026c6fe kali-linux-2020.1a-installer-amd64.iso 6ce6ddb39a2be36182f44c11f310adcdde254ff8 kali-linux-2020.1a-installer-i386.iso
