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The operating system for Hackers, Security Specialists, Sysadmins, Network Engineers, and Political Dissidents. The ultimate framework for your Cyber Security operations

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[–] fin@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

…and super hacker wannabes

[–] drwankingstein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

I remeber testing parrot a few years ago, it was quite nice back when I tested it, had some real cringe marketing back then, way worse then it has now by quick glance, that being said, it had some real good OOB configs for security stuff and some neat tools. wouldn't mind trying it again sometime when I find the time.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You didn't get past the title, did you?

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Linux with packages, specifically debian with packages. It's fine and I'm happy it exists,

but... if your a security researcher, political dissident, hacker, etc you should be using Qubes inside of which you can run this debian distro if you want. you could even run Kali, and parrot at the same time!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrot_OS

Parrot OS is a Linux distribution based on Debian with a focus on security, privacy, and development