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I do find Linux-based systems to be cool! However, I am confused when it comes to which Linux operating system to use. I cannot make my mind between Arch Linux and Kali Linux. Guys, give me some advice if you would be so kind.

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I've been using arch linux for the past 3 years, but I don't recommend Arch Linux if you just jumped into Linux System, a debian based linux like kali, ubuntu or debian itself is more beginner friendly and kali can be used to learn security and pentesting. if you want to learn in a hard way, arch linux is a good option.

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April 21st 2023 at 7:05AM

You clearly don't know what Kali is about. It's even worse for beginners, see https://unix.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5360/why-is-kali-linux-so-hard-to-set-up-why-wont-people-help-me

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Kali is a very specialized tool, unsuitable for normal use, which has inexplicably gotten popular amongst Linux beginners.

Overall, Kali Linux is a cybersecurity-focused distribution, where your desktop runs as the root user (the highest privileged user on Linux), making it very dangerous and (ironically) vulnerable against malicious software.

Arch requires manual installation, but by default, the install you end up with by following the documentation or tutorials is a lot closer to "normal" Linux desktop distributions.

Overall, if you need to ask the question Should I use Kali Linux? then the answer is, most likely, no.

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