thragusjr
Newbie
- Jul 25, 2023
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Hey dude, learning Linux through Kali is fine. It's just Debian pre-installed with a bunch of pentesting tools.
Are there other Linux distros that are more friendly to beginners? Yes. Is there anything bad about starting with a distro like Kali that isn't super beginner friendly? That's really up to you. You're not gonna "accidentally" hack somebody, or wake up one day some mid-tier cyber criminal because you started using Kali. It's a little harder than that.
Pretty much everything you can do with any other Linux distro, you can do with Kali. The problem with a lot of Kali courses is they're gonna focus on the pentest tools rather than just basic Linux use. I'd look at beginner Linux courses first so you can learn the ropes before diving into CLI-based tools. Look up commands like 'cd', 'ls', 'cp', 'mv', and 'mkdir'. That should get you started. If you'd like some additional reading, this page has a pretty solid guide:
http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide/CommandsAndArguments
Are there other Linux distros that are more friendly to beginners? Yes. Is there anything bad about starting with a distro like Kali that isn't super beginner friendly? That's really up to you. You're not gonna "accidentally" hack somebody, or wake up one day some mid-tier cyber criminal because you started using Kali. It's a little harder than that.
Pretty much everything you can do with any other Linux distro, you can do with Kali. The problem with a lot of Kali courses is they're gonna focus on the pentest tools rather than just basic Linux use. I'd look at beginner Linux courses first so you can learn the ropes before diving into CLI-based tools. Look up commands like 'cd', 'ls', 'cp', 'mv', and 'mkdir'. That should get you started. If you'd like some additional reading, this page has a pretty solid guide:
http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide/CommandsAndArguments