Offensive Security announced today the availability of Kali Linux 2019.1, the first update of the year to the popular Linux operating system focused on penetration and ethical hacking of the year.
Kali Linux 2019.1 kicks off the development of this operating system this year and does it in a great way bringing with it the famous penetration testing tool Metasploit 5.0.
Metasploit 5.0 is a major update that introduces numerous features and enhancements to the penetration tool, among which we can mention a new search engine, new evasion modules, integrated web services, support for writing shellcodes in C, as well as a new daemon. json-rpc.
Kali Linux now supports ARM Banana Pi and Banana Pro cards
The second major change in Kali Linux 2019.1 is the return of the support for Banana Pi and Banana Pro since this system has Linux Kernel 4.19 with long term support. Additionally, the installation images for Raspberry Pi have been simplified to make it easier to decide which one to choose.
Also, Kali Linux 2019.1 includes re4son's kalipi-tft-config script on all Raspberry Pi images, so there is no need for a special ISO for users with TFT LCD screens, they just need to run the kalipi-tft- command. config and follow the instructions on the screen. You may download Kali Linux 2019.1 from the official page.