> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://blog.conspirator.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://blog.conspirator.io/tools/replacing-kali.md).

# Replacing Kali

I've been using Kali Linux as my main distro for Pentesting for about a year now, and I'm coming to the point where it annoys me more than it is useful. I can't update packages as the repos are stale, tools are outdated and work incorrectly, there is a lot of bloat from tools I will never use, its just a mess.

I decided that I need to switch to another Linux Distribution, such as Ubuntu, (or Arch ?), and set it up the way it suits me. To approach this structurally, I compiled a list of tools I need here.

* Burp ( And Therefore Java including jdk)
* Firefox with Proxy Switcher, a Passwordsafe, BuiltWith, ...
* vim with my vimrc
* zsh
* some of my custom general purpose scripts
* some of my custom hacking tools / scripts
* Seclists / Some other Pwn Lists from Github and Wordlists
* Frida, Objection, adb, apktool, mobsf
* ffuf, gobuster, nmap, nikto, masscan, massdns, testssl, sqlmap
* ghidra,gdb, radare
* openvpn
* python3.8
* AFL, QEMU
* openssl, ssh
* Screenshotting Tool

TODO: Create a setup script, that does most of the installing work...