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November 18, 2016

How to Install Kali Linux 2016.2 KDE Plasma and Review on VMware Tutorial

Kali Linux 2016.2 KDE Plasma
Kali Linux 2016.2 KDE Plasma Installation and Review on VMware

Easy tutorial on how to install Kali Linux 2016.2 KDE Plasma and review on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial also helps if you install Kali Linux 2016.2 KDE on physical computer or laptop. We'll also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Kali Linux 2016.2 KDE Plasma for better performance and usability such as Auto-resize Guest Display (Fit Guest Now), Drag-Drop File and Clipboard sharing features.

Kali Linux 2016.2 KDE Plasma Installation Steps:

  1. Download Kali Linux 2016.2 KDE ISO
  2. Create VM on VMware Workstation/Player
  3. Start Kali Installation
  4. Configure Networking
  5. Install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
  6. Test VMware Tools Features (Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing)
  7. Add User
  8. Configure SDDM Display Manager
  9. Kali Linux 2016.2 KDE Plasma Review

Installing Kali Linux 2016.2 KDE Plasma and Review on VMware



What is Kali Linux?

Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. It features timely security updates, support for the ARM architecture, a choice of four popular desktop environments, and seamless upgrades to newer versions. Kali Linux is preinstalled with over 300 penetration-testing programs, including Armitage, nmap, Wireshark (a packet analyzer), John the Ripper, Aircrack-ng, Burp suite and OWASP ZAP. Kali Linux can run natively when installed on a computer's hard disk, can be booted from a live CD or live USB, or it can run within a virtual machine. It is a supported platform of the Metasploit Project's Metasploit Framework
Kali Linux Website: https://www.kali.org/

Kali Linux 2016.2 New Features and Improvements

Kali Linux 2016.2 is an updated ISO image of the popular GNU/Linux distribution designed for ethical hackers and security professionals who want to harden the security of their networks, which contains the latest software versions and enhancements for those who want to deploy the OS on new systems. This version includes bug fixes and improvements. New Kali Linux 2016.2 release comes with various popular desktop environments, including KDE, MATE, Xfce, LXDE, and Enlightenment E17 flavors.

What is KDE Desktop?

The KDE Community is an international technology team dedicated to creating a free and user-friendly computing experience, offering an advanced graphical desktop, a wide variety of applications for communication, work, education and entertainment and a platform to easily build new applications upon.  In this regard, the resources provided by KDE make it a central development hub and home for many popular applications and projects like Calligra Suite, Krita, digiKam, and many others.
KDE Website: https://www.kde.org/

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