Re:BackTrack successor Kali Linux launched
by q3k on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @09:54AM
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To be honest, I still don't see the need for such a distribution to exist, as all the packages I ever needed during pentesting were available on Gentoo's Portage. When I've tested it, the mental overhead of having to run it on a VM, or even dual-boot it was quite annoying.
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Re:BackTrack successor Kali Linux launched
by EthanHeilman on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @10:45AM
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It was my understanding that you often need kernel patches to sniff traffic over ethernet or wifi. Backtrack solves this problem by having a custom kernel such that if you buy laptop with chipset A you can sniff traffic without serious work.
My knowledge on this stuff is a little old, is this not the case anymore?
Not really much of a problem with the chipsets that I used (ralink ones) - the stock kernel drivers work fine. But I do remember that there used to be some problems with that.
The fact that I use a distro which allows me to painlessly integrate a custom kernel into my system also helps - any sane patches could have been applied without any problem.
Re:BackTrack successor Kali Linux launched
by shocks on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @10:53AM
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It depends on your WiFi card. Most Intel cards are pretty much plug and play in terms of packet injection and wireless cracking, but some strange WiFi cards can be hard to get working.
Re:BackTrack successor Kali Linux launched
by lawnchair_larry on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @12:53PM
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Convenience. Portage is quite a waste of billable consulting hours. You do have to change the artwork though, because these backtrack/Kali distros and their slogans have rather silly/childish themes.