READ & WRITE "TASK 13. Two distributions of Linux and a short comparison"

 Distributions


  • Kali Linux 
  • Fedora OS




Kali Linux

Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security.

Development

It was developed by Mati Aharoni and Devon Kearns of Offensive Security through the rewrite of BackTrack, their previous information security testing Linux distribution based on Knoppix. Originally, it was designed with a focus on kernel auditing, from which it got its name Kernel Auditing Linux. The name is sometimes incorrectly assumed to come from Kali the Hindu goddess. The third core developer, Raphaël Hertzog, joined them as a Debian expert.

Targets

Pre-installed tools in Kali fully targeted to pentest web-application, analyze network and etc. 

The list of tools is big, the most common ones, pre-installed tools, which are installed, without choosing - full installation of packets, are: 

  • nmap
  • burp suite
  • sqlmap
  • hydra

In case of full installation, installed tools are: 

  • Aircrack-ng
  • Autopsy
  • Armitage
  • Burp suite
  • BeEF
  • Cisco Global Exploiter
  • Ettercap
  • Hashcat
  • John the Ripper
  • Kismet
  • Lynis
  • Maltego
  • Metasploit framework
  • Nmap
  • Nikto
  • OWASP ZAP
  • Social engineering tools
  • Sqlmap
  • Wireshark
  • WPScan
  • Nessus
  • Zenmap
  • Hydra
  • Reverse engineering toolkit
  • Foremost
  • Volatility
  • VulnHub

Licensing

Distribution of Kali Linux is free to use, you can install it by the following links:

Windows
  • https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/kali-linux/9pkr34tncv07?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
Mac
  • https://www.kali.org/docs/installation/hard-disk-install-on-mac/
VMWare
  • https://www.kali.org/downloads/ - image 
  • https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-kali-linux-in-vmware - manual to install image to your VMware

Supported Platforms

Kali Linux is distributed in 32-bit and 64-bit images for use on hosts based on the x86 instruction set and as an image for the ARM architecture for use on the Beagle Board computer and Samsung's ARM Chromebook.

Kali Linux is already available for Asus Chromebook Flip C100P, BeagleBone Black, HP Chromebook, CubieBoard 2, CuBox, CuBox-i, Raspberry Pi, EfikaMX, Odroid U2, Odroid XU, Odroid XU3, Samsung Chromebook, Utilite Pro, Galaxy Note 10.1, and SS808.

With the arrival of Kali NetHunter, Kali Linux is also officially available on Android devices such as the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, Nexus 9, Nexus 10, OnePlus One, and some Samsung Galaxy models. It has also been made available for more Android devices through unofficial community builds.



Fedora OS

Fedora is a Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Fedora Project which is sponsored primarily by Red Hat, a subsidiary of IBM, with additional support from other companies. Fedora contains software distributed under various free and open-source licenses and aims to be on the leading edge of free technologies. Fedora is the upstream source of the commercial Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution, and subsequently CentOS as well.


Targets

Instead of Kali Linux, which is mostly for cyber vulnerability testing,
Fedora used as daily basis OS, because of it's easy usage, installation, pre-installed tools, and suitable, for every OS. 


Licensing

Fedora OS is open source, that means, that you dont have to pay, to use it, you can also install it by following link:

  • https://getfedora.org

Supported Platforms

Mostly, all linux based OS, are capable with Windows and Mac.

But, as I know, It's pretty hard to install it, on android based systems or even unreal. 


Supporters 

Red Hat still supports Fedora OS. Fedora has a relatively short life cycle: each version is usually supported for at least 13 months, where version X is supported only until 1 month after version X+2 is released and with approximately 6 months between most versions. Fedora users can upgrade from version to version without reinstalling.

Editions

Fedora Workstation – It targets users who want a reliable, user-friendly, and powerful operating system for their laptop or desktop computer. It comes with GNOME by default but other desktops can be installed or can be directly installed as Spins.

Fedora Server – Its target usage is for servers. It includes the latest data center technologies. This edition doesn't come with a desktop environment, but one can be installed. From Fedora 28, Server Edition will deliver Fedora Modularity, adding support for alternative update streams for popular software such as Node.js and Go.

Fedora CoreOS – It provides a minimal image of Fedora which includes just the bare essentials. It is meant for deployment in cloud computing. It provides Fedora CoreOS images which are optimized minimal images for deploying containers.

Fedora IoT – Images of Fedora tailored to running on Internet of Things devices.

Fedora Silverblue – It targets users who want an immutable desktop and developers who use container based workflows.


Short Comparison Kali and Fedora










Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Linux
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora_(operating_system)
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-fedora-and-kali-linux/









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