Linux for Penetration Testing: Setting Up Parrot OS
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Summary
In its Linux for Penetration Testing series, Medium has been walking readers through setting up Parrot Security OS, a Linux distribution that comes preloaded with ethical hacking and cyber-security tools and is regarded as one of the best distributions for these purposes.
The recommended way to use Parrot is in a virtual machine, and the walk-through provides the system requirements for the VM host machine, as well as instructions for downloading, installing and configuring Parrot.
It also suggests some good practices for improving the performance of the virtual machine and provides some useful troubleshooting tips.
Also included is a summary of the key features that make Parrot OS a first-choice distribution for anyone interested in cybersecurity.
These include its lightness and performance, pre-installed tools, focus on privacy, and its strong, open-source community backing.