We are kicking off 2025 with Kali Linux 2025.1a! This update builds on existing features, bringing enhancements and improvements to streamline your experience. It is now available to .
Kali Linux 2025.1a? What happened to 2025.1? There was a last minute bug discovered in a package after already producing our images. As a result, a re-build was needed, with a fix.
Here is a recap of the :
- & - New major kernel
- - Various new packages added & numerous packages updated
2025 Theme Refresh
Just like our previous releases, the first one of the year, 20XX.1, has our annual theme refresh, a tradition that keeps our interface as modern as our tools. This year, we are excited to unveil our latest theme, thoughtfully designed to enhance the user experience from the moment you start up. Expect notable updates to the boot menu, login screen, and a stunning selection of desktop wallpapers for both Kali and Kali Purple editions. Our commitment extends beyond cybersecurity advancements; we strive to ensure that our platform’s aesthetics are just as impressive as its capabilities.
Boot Menu:
Desktop:
New Wallpapers:
and 2 backgrounds that were not included in the default theme refresh.
To access these wallpapers, simply install the kali-community-wallpapers package, which also offers many other stunning backgrounds created by our community contributors.
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On our end, we have updated all themes to align with the new environment, featuring refreshed window and desktop visuals. And our favorite new addition from KDE? Floating panels!
from 4.18 to
New keyboard shortcuts:
To enhance the experience for users transitioning from other operating systems, we have added a few extra keyboard shortcuts to make desktop navigation even faster:
Ctrl + Alt + F: File ManagerSuper + E: File ManagerSuper + F: File ManagerSuper + R: Run Command (in addition to the previous shortcutAlt + F2)Super + T: Open Terminal (in addition to the previous shortcutCtrl + Alt + T)Super + W: Open BrowserSuper + F1: Find CursorSuper + D: Show Desktop (in addition to the previous shortcutCtrl + Alt + D)
Window Manager shortcuts:
Super + Shift + Down: Move window to monitor downSuper + Shift + Up: Move window to monitor upSuper + Shift + Left: Move window to monitor leftSuper + Shift + Right: Move window to monitor rightSuper + KeyPad_1: Tile window down leftSuper + KeyPad_3: Tile window down rightSuper + KeyPad_7: Tile window up leftSuper + KeyPad_9: Tile window up right
You can check all the other Xfce keyboard shortcuts in the keyboard settings dialog or in the XFWM4 keyboard section.
, allowing it to be updated separately from the kernel.
However, the Nexmon firmware is not included in this release.
We are still evaluating the best approach to manage firmware updates with minimal disruption and will include it in a future update.
A new partition layout is introduced, mirroring Raspberry Pi OS images.
The first (vfat) partition is now mounted at /boot/firmware instead of /boot.
This means that if you need to modify config.txt, you should now edit /boot/firmware/config.txt.
Similarly, for changes to the kernel command line, edit /boot/firmware/cmdline.txt.
A /boot/config.txt file is included as a reference, containing a warning and pointing to the correct location.
Speaking of config.txt, it has now been simplified, as the newer boot firmware handles many tasks automatically.
There are a lot of changes that have happened under the hood, and as such, 2025.1a for Raspberry Pi devices means starting over from a new image, and not just following our
We also have some fascinating Kali NetHunter updates for this release. Straight out of the blue, so you can now have a car hacked straight from your pocket!
He also added brand new kernels for Samsung phones, with successfully ported Samsung HID patch, which has not work since the Samsung Galaxy S7.
Our installer now comes with a dynamic wallpaper thanks to ,
We appreciate all the support coming from unofficial threads and our official :
- Samsung Galaxy S9 (Exynos9810 - LineageOS 20/Android 13) - Thanks
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro (Android 11) - Thanks - Windows reverse shell payload generator and handler that abuses the http(s) protocol to establish a beacon-like reverse shell
Miscellaneous
Below are a few other things which have been updated in Kali, which we are calling out which do not have as much detail:
- Split live-config build-script into
- We are hoping to refresh Kali-menu in 2025.2
Kali Website Updates
We have added 3x new pages to - Kali 2019.4 and onwards
has had various updates to existing pages as well as new pages:
Kali Forums:
- barry99705
- Eris2Cats
- Fred
- Serval
- ShadowKhan
Kali Community Wallpapers:
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New Kali Mirrors
We have some new mirrors!
As often, listing it takes us on a trip around the world.
First, in Asia, we get 6 new mirrors:
- Japan: .
- Nepal: and thanks to Arun Kumar Pariyar - our first mirror in Nepal!
- Singapore: and thanks to Amos.
- South Korea: .
- South Korea: .
- South Korea: and thanks to Eric Kim.
Then in Europe, and thanks to the amazing Marc Gómez, we get 3 new mirrors in the following countries:
- Netherlands: , sponsored by , sponsored by Marc himself - our first mirror in Spain!
Finally, 2 more mirrors in Europe and Eastern Europe:
- Azerbaijan: and thanks to Orkhan Guliyev.
- Denmark: .
That is a total of 11 new mirrors!
Huge thanks to the community for helping us distribute Kali everywhere in the world <3.
As always, if you have the disk space and bandwidth, already!
Seasoned Kali Linux users are already aware of this, but for the ones who are not, we do also produce . But we gladly take :
CONSOLE┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ echo "deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free non-free-firmware" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list
[...]
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ sudo apt update && sudo apt -y full-upgrade
[...]
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ cp -vrbi /etc/skel/. ~/
[...]
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ [ -f /var/run/reboot-required ] && sudo reboot -f
You should now be on Kali Linux 2025.1a We can do a quick check by doing:
CONSOLE┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ grep VERSION /etc/os-release
VERSION="2025.1"
VERSION_ID="2025.1"
VERSION_CODENAME="kali-rolling"
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ uname -v
#1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Kali 6.12.13-1kali1 (2025-02-11)
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ uname -r
6.12.13-amd64
NOTE: The output of
uname -rmay be different depending on the system . We will never be able to fix what we do not know is broken! And Social networks are not bug trackers!
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