# Kali Linux 2021.1 | Penetration Testing And Ethical Hacking Linux Distribution

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/kali-linux-2021-1-penetration-testing-and-ethical-hacking-linux-distribution/173687>\
**Category:** Tools & Scripts\
**Tags:** tips-tricks, operating-system\
**Created:** [February 25, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/kali-linux-2021-1-penetration-testing-and-ethical-hacking-linux-distribution/173687 "2021-02-25T14:21:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aina](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/aina/32/167469_2.png) [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/kali-linux-2021-1-penetration-testing-and-ethical-hacking-linux-distribution/173687/1 "2021-02-25T14:21:27Z")

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Time for another Kali Linux release! – Kali Linux 2021.1. This release has various impressive updates. The summary of the [changelog](https://bugs.kali.org/changelog_page.php) since the 2020.4 release from November 2020 is:

- **Xfce 4.16** – Our preferred and current default desktop environment has been updated and tweaked
- **KDE 5.20** – Plasma also received a version bump
- **Terminals** – _mate-terminal_, _terminator_ and _tilix_ all had various work carried out on them
- **Command Not Found** – A helping hand to say if a program needs to be installed
- **Partnership with more tool authors** – BC Security & Joohoi have been producing great tools and we want to support them
- **New tools & updates** – Multiple new tools have been added to Kali and are ready for you
- **Kali NetHunter** – New BusyBox & Rucky version, and boot-animation
- **Kali ARM** – Preliminary support for Parallels on Apple Silicon (Apple M1) & Raspberry Pi 400 (WiFi Support)

The Kali project itself also has a couple different changes:

- New Kali website – You may have noticed a few things looking different
- Kali newsletter – Rather than you coming to us for updates, we can push them to your inbox

**More info [here](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2021-1-release/).**

**[Download Kali Linux 2021.1](https://www.kali.org/downloads/)**

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**Author:** ![baggybawz21](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/baggybawz21/32/81451_2.png) [@baggybawz21](https://onehack.st/u/baggybawz21)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/kali-linux-2021-1-penetration-testing-and-ethical-hacking-linux-distribution/173687/2 "2021-02-25T21:28:36Z")

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Ish!Ish!  
Will try out at weekend Xxx