Operating Systems: general-purpose (14)

Pentesting-focused Linux distributions in the general-purpose category. See all operating systems.

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Arch Linux-based distribution for penetration testing and security research

Arch/NixOS-based distribution built on BlackArch's package repositories

Ubuntu-based distribution for penetration testing and security assessment

Rolling-release Arch-based distro for security researchers and developers

PowerShell-provisioned Windows red-team toolkit

Community-driven Docker hacking environment with 100+ pre-installed offensive tools

Fedora spin for security auditing, forensics, and teaching security testing

Debian-based distribution built for penetration testing and security auditing

Kali Linux's penetration testing platform for Android devices

Debian-based pentest distro running a real-time (PREEMPT_RT) kernel by default

Debian-based distribution for pentesting, digital forensics, and privacy

Gentoo-based live distribution for penetration testing

Debian-based distro bundling around 1,200 tools across offense, defense, and privacy

OpenBSD-based distribution for penetration testing and ethical hacking