When comparing Kali Linux vs CloverOS, the Slant community recommends CloverOS for most people. In the question“What are the best rolling release Linux distributions?” CloverOS is ranked 11th while Kali Linux is ranked 40th. The most important reason people chose CloverOS is:
Minimal install to build upon.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Better than ParrotOS, BackBox for hacking purpose
Contains too many tools for hacking. Those tools are not already included in BackBox or ParrotOS.
Pro Standard pentest tool set
Pro Live session distro used for forensics
Pro Minimal
Minimal install to build upon.
Pro Fully Gentoo compatible
It is fully compatible to Gentoo.
Pro No UEFI support
If you use older computers and want neither UEFI nor systemd.
Cons
Con Not intended to be a daily driver
This distro was written for pen testing and security work. It is not meant to be a day-to-day OS (unless that's your job).
Con Very old packages
E.G. Firefox's current version is 61 but Kali linux consists of its 52th version. Though kernel is not that old.
Con No UEFI support
If you have a system that can only boot EFI you are fu**ed!
