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When comparing OpenBSD vs Kali Linux, the Slant community recommends OpenBSD for most people. In the question“What is the best operating system for a developer?” OpenBSD is ranked 2nd while Kali Linux is ranked 6th.
Specs
Based OnResearch Unix>Berkeley Software Distribution>
Default user interfaceModified pdksh, X11 (FVWM)
DeveloperTheo de Raadt
Initial releaseJuly 1996
Kernel typeMonolithic
Latest releaseOctober 14, 2021 (v7.0)
LicenseBSD, ISC and other permissive licenses
OS familyUnix-like
Package ManagerOpenBSD package tools
Source modelOpen source
Working stateCurrent
Written inassembly, C, Perl and Unix shell
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Pros
Pro Stability
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
Cons
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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.