Overview of Kali Linux

Overview

Since we have installed Kali Linux and you probably will be using it throughout your hacking career, in order to make you comfortable let's have a basic overview of this operating system.

as you can see in the above image, this is how your kali should look initially.

let's break down the whole interface and start with the taskbar.

Applications

The first thing that we see on the taskbar is the application tab.

As you can see in the above image, it contains various applications categorized according to the various stage in hacking.

Notice that, it contains a lot of applications pre-installed. that's why Kali is one of the good choices for hacklers.

Places

Next up is places tab. it show the most common places in the file system. basically, it's like a shortcut to the Linux file manager.

You can also use the file manager tab that you can see highlighted on the left. both basically serves the same purpose. it's just a GUI version of places tab.

It's easy to use and navigate just like any other file manager in various operating system.

Time and more tools

Next up at the center is the date and time section.

And the very right, you can see various icons, this is the basically the tab for tools.

It contains various options such as sound, connected network, battery detailes, and much more.

Try to explore each individually and slowly you will get used to it.