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Kali Linux comes with more than600preinstalled penetration/security tools.

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Having these preinstalled makes Kali Linux a truepenetration testing platformfor the security engineer.

For this demo, I have installed it as highlighted below.

Its more than 3 GB so based on the Internet speed, it may take a few minutes.

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Installing Kali Linux

This assumes you have downloadkali-linux-2.0-amd64.isoand ready to install Kali Linux.

Woah!Its a bit long, isnt it?

Well, worth it!

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If you are a beginner, I would recommend takingthis Kali Linux tutorial.

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