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Kali Linux vs Ubuntu – Which Distro is Better for Hacking?

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Martins Divine Okoi
May 15, 2018

Kali Linux is the most popular penetration testing and hacking Linux distibution and Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distribution. Since it is kind of common knowledge that Linux is a more convenient OS to use for hacking than Windows, the next question is a no-brainer; which Linux distro is the best to use for hacking? But what is hacking anyway? And why does it matter which distribution is being used? Let’s get to it.
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