Hands-On: Kali Linux Light (Xfce) and Mini Distributions

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kali-scrotIn addition to their full distribution, Kali Linux offers Light and Mini versions. Here’s how I got on with them.

In my previous post, I looked at the Full version of the new Kali Linux 2016.1 Rolling release. That version uses the Gnome 3 desktop and includes a large number of security, forensic, and penetration-testing utilities. In this post I am going to look at the Light version, which uses the Xfce desktop and includes only a few security utilities in the base installation, and the Mini version, which lets you choose your desktop, but includes no additional utilities in the base installation.

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