DistroWatch.com: Kali Linux
Feature
2023.1
2022.4
2021.4a
2020.4
2019.4
2018.4
2017.3
2016.2
2.0
1.1.0
5-R3
4-R2
3
2
1.0
200605
150405
081004
Feature
Release Date
Release Date
End Of Life
End Of Life
Price (US$)
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Price (US$)
Image Size (MB)
400-11000
400-11000
300-4700
400-3400
600-3500
800-2900
800-2800
Image Size (MB)
Free Download
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
Free Download
Installation
Graphical
Graphical
Graphical
Graphical
Graphical
Graphical
Graphical
Graphical
Graphical
Graphical
Graphical
Graphical
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Installation
Default Desktop
Xfce
Xfce
Xfce
Xfce
GNOME, KDE Plasma, LXDE, MATE, Xfce
Enlightenment, GNOME, KDE Plasma, LXDE, MATE, Xfce
GNOME
GNOME
GNOME
GNOME
GNOME, KDE
KDE
KDE
KDE
KDE
KDE
KDE
IceWM
Default Desktop
Package Management
DEB
DEB
DEB
DEB
DEB
DEB
DEB
DEB
DEB
DEB
DEB
DEB
TGZ
TGZ
TGZ
DEB
DEB
DEB
Package Management
Release Model
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Release Model
Office Suite
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Office Suite
Processor Architecture
armel, armhf, i686, x86_64
armel, armhf, i686, x86_64
armel, armhf, i686, x86_64
armel, armhf, i686, x86_64
armel, armhf, i686, x86_64
armel, armhf, i686, x86_64
armel, armhf, i686, x86_64
armel, armhf, i386, x86_64
armel, armhf, i386, x86_64
armel, armhf, i386, x86_64
i386, x86_64
i386
i486
i486
i486
i486
i486
i486
Processor Architecture
Init Software
systemd
systemd
systemd
systemd
systemd
systemd
systemd
systemd
systemd
SysV
systemd
systemd
SysV
systemd
SysV
SysV
SysV
SysV
Init Software
Journaled File Systems
Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
ext3
ext3
ext3
ext3
ext3
ext3
Journaled File Systems
Multilingual
Multilingual
Asian Language Support
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Asian Language Support
Package
2023.1
2022.4
2021.4a
2020.4
2019.4
2018.4
2017.3
2016.2
2.0
1.1.0
5-R3
4-R2
3
2
1.0
200605
150405
081004
Package
kmod (30)
30
30
29
27
26
25
24
22
18
9
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kmod (30)
Package
2023.1
2022.4
2021.4a
2020.4
2019.4
2018.4
2017.3
2016.2
2.0
1.1.0
5-R3
4-R2
3
2
1.0
200605
150405
081004
Package
openjdk (20)
17.0.6
17.0.5
11.0.13
11.0.9
11.0.5
10.0.2
8u151
8u102
7u79
7u75
6b20
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openjdk (20)
systemd (253.3)
252.5
252.1
249.5
246
243
239
235
231
215
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systemd (253.3)
