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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Kali Linux 2024.4 released (www.kali.org)

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Kali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

If you ever get involved in hacking, a lot and I mean a LOT of the tools are written in Python.

It can be a real PITA to set up a ton of different, standalone python programs, so kali linux comes with most of what people will need installed and ready to go.

Personal rant: Stop writing your programs in Python. If it's meant to be distributed, use a compiled language.