Ubuntu likes to make everything user friendly and tries to cut out any complex configurations. Ubuntu, which BackTrack is based on, has a general feel to it that it is trying to babysit you as the user, which can be annoying to an experienced linux user. So what’s the difference between BackTrack and Kali? BackTrack 5 v Kali I have also noticed that in general Kali doesn’t break as easily as Backtrack and it generally has a much more stable feel to it. The process generally feels a lot smoother from the start. The first thing I notice is that the installation is no longer launched by executing a script on the Desktop as it was with BackTrack, but is initiated but booting into a proper Debian installation system. The biggest change from BackTrack is the move from Ubuntu linux to Debian Wheezy linux. The newest pen-test distribution released by Offensive Security which supersedes BackTrack comes with some massive and welcome improvements.

How does it compare to BackTrack? and What’s the difference? Introductionįor some years BackTrack linux has been the premier pen-test distribution.

Kali Linux – What’s new? Kali Linux released earlier in the year is dubbed the most advanced penetration testing distribution, ever.