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    [–] boatswain@infosec.pub 168 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    People don't seriously try to use Kali as a daily driver, do they? That's just a meme, right? Right?

    [–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 93 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

    there was a point where script kiddies thought using Kali meant installing Kali, so at one point yes it has been used as a daily driver.

    [–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 41 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    I remember having a conversation with a coworker who was getting into Linux when Kali was a big deal for script kiddies. He told me he installed it and I was like "dude you want it to be a read only OS, don't install it. Just boot to it from a CD or USB." We went back and forth on that for weeks until I just gave up and labeled him an idiot in my mind.

    [–] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

    I put it on a dual boot laptop once because the laptop was to shitty to run to a proper VM and I wanted to get updates at a few different points in time. Intel Core 2 Dou and Windows XP as the other OS. It was more of a project laptop than a daily driver though.

    [–] soullioness@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Was windows XP the current windows generation or did you pick it for some other reason? I assume it'll run easier on weak hardware, and until just now never thought about putting it on my laptop as a dual boot for those moments you actually need windows.

    [–] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

    It was around the time Windows 7 was out but XP was still supported by Microsoft.

    [–] papertowels@lemmy.one 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

    When I was a kid I installed it and was like "hooHOO, me hacker", so there are silly things like that.

    Nevermind me being too intimidated by CLI to do anything in Linux at the time lmfao.

    It's been a while since I've thought about it, so what are the reasons why it's a bad daily driver? I assume there's poor support for drivers, hardware, etc.?

    Or is it when you do pen testing you don't want to leave traces of yourself? I'm not a cybersecurity guy, so I genuinely don't know.

    [–] boblin@infosec.pub 25 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    so what are the reasons why it's a bad daily driver?

    Don't need to go any further than "default user is root."

    [–] papertowels@lemmy.one 12 points 11 months ago

    Oh yikes LOL.

    I understand why Kali needs that for Kali things but hoo boy.

    Thanks for succinctly explaining.

    [–] CorvidCawder@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

    Hasn't been the case anymore for quite some time, even though I think it has quite generous sudo rules. But yes, it's not meant to be your main OS but instead more like a toolbox you use in liveboot/VM/etc.

    [–] art@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

    I've had this conversation with lots of first time Linux users. They think that Kali is the most hardcore hacker OS and that's what they need to run for a introduction to security course.

    [–] nope@jlai.lu 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Actually, Garuda Linux is really easy to use

    [–] boatswain@infosec.pub 2 points 11 months ago

    Actually, Garuda Linux is really easy to use

    I agree; that's what I use on my main PC. Not sure what that has to do with Kali though.