Now, those features like drag ‘n’ drop, copy/paste have been enabled by default giving you a better out-of-the-box experience in a VM with i3. If you were using Kali Linux on a VM with an i3 desktop environment, some guest features were disabled by default. You can only find this flavor available through BitTorrent, considering it a big ISO file (up to 9.4 GB in size). It should come in handy for educational institutes in remote areas using Kali Linux for ethical hacking learning.

This offering aims to let you download an offline ISO without needing to download the packages after installation separately. Kali Linux will now offer a new flavor, as a standalone offline ISO that includes everything from “kali-linux-everything” packages. The browser landing page has also received a visual update giving you access to Kali documentation and tools along with the usual search function. Overall, with a theme update, new wallpapers, and subtle layout changes, you can expect a uniform user experience starting from the UEFI/BIOS boot menu to the desktop. The installer theme has also received a visual refresh, giving it a modern look. With the latest upgrade, you get to see some new wallpapers for the desktop, login, and boot screens. So, Kali Linux 2022.1 update brings in visual refresh and other new additions/changes. Starting with this release, the Kali Linux team decided to introduce major visual updates to their yearly 20xx.1 release (the first release of every year). Let us look at the key highlights in the Kali Linux 2022.1 release. Kali Linux made numerous improvements in 2021 with its Linux Kernel upgrade, new hacking tools, live VM support ( Kali Linux 2021.3), Apple M1 support, and more.

The first Kali Linux release of 2022 is here.

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