Chapter 2. Setting Up Your Machine with Kali Linux
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics to set up your laptop for wireless penetration testing:
- Introduction to the Kali Linux distribution
- Installing Kali Linux
- Wireless adapter setup and configuration
Introduction to the Kali Linux distribution
Kali Linux is the most popular and used distribution for penetration testing and security auditing. It is developed and maintained by Offensive Security and it replaces Backtrack Linux being the first release of Kali Linux, the successor of Backtrack 5 release 3.
Kali Linux has been completely re-built and now it is based on Debian. It includes a wide range of tools for reconnaissance and information gathering, sniffing, and spoofing, vulnerability ...
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