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On 03/31/2018 09:37 AM, Hubert Hauser wrote: |
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> Hello! |
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Hi, |
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> I want to learn from scratch securing Linux and ethical hacking. Should |
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> I do as the most people so install Kali Linux on virtual machine or |
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> install Gentoo Hardened with Pentoo overlay on my PC? I heard a lot of |
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> negative opinions about Kali Linux. |
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<RANT class="Greybeard" venue="soapbox"> |
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I get tired of all the various (what I consider to be) "noise" about |
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"Learn Kali Linux". |
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IMHO Kali is just another distrobution of Linux. It just happens to be |
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one targeting security in that it has a lot of security related tools. |
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Mucht he same way that various live / recovery distrobutions have lots |
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of recovery / file system / partition / etc tools on them. |
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Learn the /concepts/ behind the various /programs/ that Kali packiges up |
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neatly with a bow on top. |
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Once you know these concepts, you can easily use the various programs, |
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a.k.a. /tools/, on any distribution, including Gentoo. |
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</RANT> |
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So … you can very likely learn things on Gentoo (any profile) without |
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too much trouble. That being said, many "Learn Kali Linux" turnkey |
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courses will be geared to and assuming that you are using Kali Linux. |
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This is probably okay and likely just means that you will need to |
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translate from Kali to Gentoo (or any other distro) if (when) things |
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differe. |
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Depending with your comfort to do such translation, you may find that a |
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Kali VM may be easier and more closely match any such (noise) training |
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courses. |
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Grant. . . . |
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unix || die |