Should I use Kali Linux?

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ThatJavaGuy

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Hey everyone,

I'm a computer science student so using Linux for me is just amazing and makes things way more easier! Recently, I've mostly been using Antergos on my laptop and Windows 10 on my home desktop, but I would like to take off Windows (as I'm starting to lose interest for gaming) and have Linux instead. So I've heard about Kali Linux and figured if I learned how to use the penetration testing software it has, it could help me better secure my future creations (mainly websites as web development is what I mostly do). Should I use it or use Antergos instead just like on my laptop?

Thank you for your time,

ThatJavaGuy
 
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ThatJavaGuy

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I'm guessing I'll use Antergos then! Thank you very much for the quick reply!
 
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StygianAgenda

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I totally agree with "USAFRet". Kali isn't intended for day-to-day use, as it's designed specifically for ethical hacking.

At first, I was going to ask 'Why Antergos?', but then I looked that one up.
I haven't used that particular build of Linux, but it does look to be based on a good foundation (Arch).
I like, too, that it comes as a rolling release.

Something I'll suggest though: Get to know at least 1 of each of the major 'flavors' of Linux.
Start by going to http://distrowatch.com/ and get familiar with all of the distros listed on the right side of the page under the heading "Page Hit Ranking". At the least, aside from Antergos (arch based), check out Debian (or Ubuntu-Mate), CentOS, OpenSUSE, and a scattering of others.

Also, be sure to keep at least 2 or 3 16GB flash drives around, along with imaging tools, so that you can just install the distros onto a USB drive, test them out, and if you don't like them, wipe the USB drive and reload with a different distro. I do that, and its made it where I hardly never need to write CDs or DVDs anymore for installations... haven't needed to do that now in several years, in fact. I recommend keeping at least a few different utilities around for this, particularly Rufus and Linux Live USB Creator. Both are freeware.

In the end though, if you find that you like Antergos better, by all means stick with it. That's one of the beauties of Linux having *so* many different distros and interpretations... there's usually one out there (at least) that fits the bill, even if the others don't.
 
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antergos is basically a just gui installer for arch with some sane defaults.

Cant really recommend arch for a newbie AND student though. You need your computer to be dependable. I wasted many hours fixing things when I could have been working on important homework. Debian, ubuntu, crntos, mint are better for student because they have a stable package base
 
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Absolutely! Particularly, I'd recommend Debian, Ubuntu, or Mint (in order of recommendation), for the same reasons --and also because by default, all of these distros have over 40000 items listed in their software-repos, making these some of the largest distros available (meaning that right after installation, these distros are ready to be expanded with other applications without a lot of tinkering first to add software sources. But, for things that aren't directly supported by default, Ubuntu & it's derivatives all support PPAs (private software archives, such as those hosted by the maker of one specific app that hasn't found it's way into the main distribution stream yet).

And likewise, I also don't recommend Arch for newbie/student-use. While I found Arch to be good for particular projects that use components that are unique to Arch (there are very few of those), I've also found it to be one of the most headache inducing distros because of it's (lack of) package management. Installing software on Arch is a pain compared to any Debian/Ubuntu based distro, particularly any distro that supports Synaptic --which is arguably the most powerful package manager for any distro.
 
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