We have made a few tweaks which we hope will make your life easier since our last prompt update in 2020.4. All of these problems have been addressed and they now have a universal feel to them all. Throw into the mix that there were multiple differences between “installer”, “live”, “netinstall” and “mini” options as well. Previously, the menus in the UEFI and the BIOS boot menus had different options, designs, and were also written differently, making them confusing.

With these changes, it makes them consistent throughout. Moreover, the functions, theme and layout of the boot menu present in our ISO images have been improved. This update includes new wallpapers for desktop, login, and boot displays, in addition to a refreshed installer theme which you may have seen if you have recently updated. Using a yearly lifecycle, it makes it easier to recognize the different versions of Kali Linux over time. This one is for you bare-metal installers!Īs promised back in Kali 2021.2, beginning with this release (2022.1) going forwards, our yearly 20xx.1 versions will be the only releases to have the main visual updates. It’s a large one, so it’s going to have its own blog post once ready to help demonstrate its importance to us. New Tools - Various new tools added, many from ProjectDiscovery!īesides that, we have been working on a new feature, which just isn’t quite ready yet (as the documentation is still in progress!).Accessibility Features - Speech synthesis is back in the Kali installer.VMware i3 Improvements - Host-guest features properly work now on i3.

Kali-Tweaks Meets SSH - Connect to old SSH servers using legacy SSH protocols and ciphers.Kali Everything Image - An all-packages-in-one solution now available to download.Refreshed Browser Landing Page - Firefox and Chromium homepage has had a makeover to help you access everything Kali you need.Shell Prompt Changes - Visual improvements to improve readability when copying code.Visual Refresh - Updated wallpapers and GRUB theme.The summary of the changelog since the 2021.4 release from December 2021 is: Today we are pushing out the first Kali Linux release of the new year with Kali Linux 2022.1, and just in time for Valentine’s Day! This release brings various visual updates and tweaks to existing features, and is ready to be downloaded or upgraded if you have an existing Kali Linux installation.

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