Is PARROT SECURITY a BETTER pentesting OS than KALI?

[@dmknght8946]

Hello! I'm a Parrot dev and I really love your video :D In latest release, we improved the firefox's bookmark: added more OSINT services, researches and learning resources. We are also working on a special network installer with Calamares installer so user-end can do fully customized Parrot. I hope you can do a review about newer edition in the future :D

[@daniellowrie]

Hey Dm Knight! Thanks for letting me know the latest version is out. I think it is about time for me to review Parrot's latest release and maybe even do head-2-head video against Kali.

[@dmknght8946]

@@daniellowrie It'd be awesome. We would like to know what do we need to improve our distro quality so a comparison with latest Kali linux is gonna be legendary!

[@Mysticer]

@@dmknght8946 ty very much for your good job

[@dmknght8946]

@@Mysticer thank you for your kind words. I feel Parrot was too unstable last year and we have to improve our work quality to improve our distro. We are having some big projects in the future. The first one might be released officially next month (or in early 2023)

[@dmknght8946]

@NΙΚΟΣ ΜΑΥΡΙΔΗΣ I left the Discord server a long time ago. I'm on the Telegram and community forum only

[@deutschmitvkEins]

Every newbie is "stuck" in which os to use? Just use both and decide what you like. Both are eligible from job perspective and both are cool enough that can separate into communities, kali vs parrot. 😆 At the end of the day you'll need Windows/OSX for making reports, presentation, client briefings etc..

[@zilog1]

PopOS tho..

[@flavinmkabicyp]

Dude u need to stop posting while being high on weed

[@dusatwnlaufeyson5717]

Nice protogen profile picture, also yeah pop OS is amazing.

[@lphoogenboom]

Your production quality is pretty good for the size of your following man. "Build it and they will come." You got my follow.

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for the compliment and encouragement, Laurens! I've been in the middle of a move right now, but I will be back to making content within the next week or 2 👍

[@subedi1053]

Both OS are good. but i think, when it comes to low-end pc, parrot give a little bit better performance rather than kali.

[@daniellowrie]

Great advice, Udaya! Thanks 👍

[@dmknght8946]

Well i'm the core dev of Parrot and I have to admit that Kali increased their performance in term of boot time and runtime. The decision that switched from Gnome3 to XFCE was a good call.

[@AnthonySequeira15626]

OK - I will admit it - had not heard of Parrot - thank you so much for the killer walkthrough.

[@daniellowrie]

It has since become my "go-to" pentesting distro.

[@jamescasteel]

I use Parrot daily for learning. Kali is good, I just prefer the "feel" of Parrot.

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for sharing, James!

[@w1llp3n24]

i agree, kali is great but Parrot OS feels better to me and more user friendly. Super easy to find anything you need on both the home edition and security edition. I have a headless version on my pen pie, and security edition on my pen laptop. I have a home vm on my main machine that i like when i want to use non windows for some time. Windows is my daily simply because of common use. for me its as easy as downloading the OS and its good to go and start pentesting.

[@OSLinux1]

I have searched for books that work as a guide, and education tool for working with Parrot OS, and haven’t found any as of yet that are comparable to ones published for Kali Linux, I mean there are so many titled like “ The Kali Linux Penetration testing Bible “, “ Kali Linux Hacking “, “ The Ultimate Kali Linux book: Perform advanced penetration “ etc, etc, . . . . Parrot OS = 0, I believe I found one in Japanese, and one due to come out in December of 2024. 🤷🏻 I mean maybe it doesn’t have to say something like “ Become a Pro with Parrot Security Linux “, but kinda of ? Why hardly anything seems to exist.

[@toxfied]

wow the production quality is really good for 1k subs

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for the compliment!

[@vincent70able]

friend how install software , package tools on parrot sec method 1 sudo apt install ---- or sudo apt-get instal ----- and install from git clone how sudo apt install git or sudo apt- get install git and git clone repo tools on parrot sec? Thank's friend

[@daniellowrie]

Parrot uses the Aptitude package manager for installing software through packages. apt is just an updated, more "user-friendly" version of apt, so either `apt install` or `apt-get install` should work for you if you're installing a software package. git is a tool for working doing version control and working with software repos like Github and Gitab, or for your own local repos. `git clone` will create a copy of a repo. I hope that helps. Cheers!

[@C6TTiX]

Would love to see a usability comparison follow-up between Kali and Parrot. Thanks again for providing a broad overview of Parrot!

[@daniellowrie]

I'm actually getting Parrot up and running right now, so after I've worked with it for a little while, I think a usability comparison video is a great idea! Thanks, Chuck!

[@C6TTiX]

@@daniellowrie You're quite welcome! While the Debian-base is stable (in terms of the code base), I am often concerned about the remnants of deprecated packages being present that could impact more up-to-date tooling. Another thing, any thoughts on Kaboxer? How does is perform versus the snap packaging Parrot uses?

[@daniellowrie]

@@C6TTiX I really haven't had the chance to see how well they perform yet, but I'm sure that I will have a chance to pass that experience along in future videos👍

[@ajithrajendran3516]

I like the look of parrot especially how the menu's layout. Its easy explore new tools. In Kali most of the time we willbe engaged with same tools over and over again.

[@daniellowrie]

I think you have a valid point there, Ajith 👍 It does make me think though, and this was pointed out to me by one of my LinkedIn connections; Kali and Parrot are both pentesting distros, with different 'philosophies' of use. I'm wondering if it would be best to run both? Like, Parrot on the metal and Kali in a VM, or vice versa? It could be a good way to go.

[@ajithrajendran3516]

@@daniellowrie yeah, that’s a good way to go. I am mainly a Kali user. I used it as my daily driver for more than year till I got very comfortable with it. Then i switched to windows and kali(wsl). I think its very easy to use both on WSL and explore both. Just my opinion☺️

[@daniellowrie]

WSL is a must have on any of my Windows boxes and like you say, it's pretty easy to use both that way. My problem is that I don't use Hyper-V, so I'm stuck with WSL v1, which was fine, but I don't get ALL the bells and whistles that comes in a WSL v2 build.

[@stefanangelov302]

@@ajithrajendran3516 Hey, which OS for Blue Team Security? Thx :)

[@assortedwhatnot3282]

I just downloaded Kali to my 2nd laptop for a little comparison since I’ve got parrot on my primary laptop. So far I’m leaning toward kali, it’s pretty slick and user friendly for a Linux noob like me

[@daniellowrie]

Kali definitely has some attractive features. It's probably about time for another comparison 👍

[@freedomfeind]

I may be new to pentesting, but I'm not new to music. Good to know you have some love for the tunes! I think Parrot is fine. I've always used Kali but my son uses Parrot as his daily driver. I think it's one of those things where some personalities like what they are used to and others like change. Whatever floats the boat.

[@daniellowrie]

Agreed! 👍

[@keenanwilliams3243]

I actually used parrot on my ejpt. I love kali but something about parrot is just smoother, I can't explain it but it just feels smother lol

[@zaccampa4055]

05:50 Daniel don’t undersell yourself lol your opinion is appreciated more than you know. A lot of us folks learning cybersecurity are here because of you and your work with ITProTV.

[@daniellowrie]

I really appreciate your support, Zac! Thanks for watching!😀

[@nihirzala]

I think this video is not for me Cause I use Debian. Installed all tools manually so my quality time was wasted in installing the tools but I got the benefit that there is no tool that I don't use or don't know about it

[@daniellowrie]

An interesting perspective! Thanks for sharing your experience with us👍

[@DanalDane]

Always preferred Parrot OS over Kali (and BlackArch over Parrot), but what I am more concerned about is that guitar in the background. Is that a floyd rose tremolo on it? What make and model is it? I'm guessing Ibanez? Thanks a ton for all of your work on this channel and with ITProTV, I've learned so much from you!

[@daniellowrie]

Hey Dane! Thanks for the kind words and you nailed it, that is a Japanese-made Ibanez RG 470 that I got many moons ago. I think it's a mid to late 90s model. It has the LO-TRS licensed Floyd on it and a Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader in the bridge. That guitar and I have played many a gig together 😎

[@wombat1238marsupial]

Just got into Parrot OS and Linux in general and found your channel and subscribed👍👍😊😊

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for the sub! Glad to have you on board our crazy cyber security train 👍💯

[@siheedsalaam4712]

Mind is blown right now. Kali linux is not user friendly on appearance but its not too bad to learn. But this, if I would have seen this OS first who knows if id ever use Kali linux.

[@Free.Education786]

Parrotsec come with pre installed languages like python 2.7 Python3.1x GO Ruby Rust etc...

[@mr.midnight7423]

I use kali tbh because I like the desktop of kali better. But also that kali supports more hardware like the raspberry pi.

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for chiming in, Mr. Mignight! You have some very well thought out and valid reasons for going with Kali. 😃👍

[@Its.Dhouno]

i am just confused when people say kali tools come preconfigured does that mean parrot tools are not preconfigured

[@daniellowrie]

Greetings Dhounou! I can see how that might be confusing. I think that it's just a way to say that Kali and Parrot come with a certain set of tools already installed and ready for use. In that sense both kali and parrot come 'pre-configured' with tools. I hope that helps 👍

[@SyedAliMurtazaa]

Saw you in David bombal channel,can you tell me that I can use parrot KDE for daily purpose or should I install ubuntu?and install all pentesting tools?I have old 2 core 4 threads laptop.please suggest me

[@daniellowrie]

It was either here or on LinkedIn that a few people mentioned that they were using Parrot on older hardware and it ran well. I don't have any experience with it on older machines, though. You could just take a good backup of your current configuration and then install Parrot and see how it goes. If it sucks, then you just restore your old system from backup. At least you'll know for sure if it will work

[@SyedAliMurtazaa]

@@daniellowrie thank you, It really ran well on my i3 2nd gen laptop with 8 gigs of ram it is snappy and I'm happy with MATE it is lite weight tho.Thank you so much❤😍for helping me.

[@daniellowrie]

You're welcome! I'm glad to hear that it worked out for you

[@AnthonyMcqueen1987]

I have used both and they do the same things for the most part but Parrot OS is lighter and can have memory issues if you load too many tools especially Zap and or Burp Suite.

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for the excellent insights! 💡

[@AnthonyMcqueen1987]

@@daniellowrie Parrot OS has more of a Hacker feel to it than Kali-Linux in my opinon.

[@daniellowrie]

@@AnthonyMcqueen1987 I get that feeling too

[@eyesoffloraandfauna8728]

SmBus controller not enabled showing in parrot os login in VMware error

[@daniellowrie]

Well that's weird. So, your vote is for Kali?

[@eyesoffloraandfauna8728]

@@daniellowrie looking for solution

[@eyesoffloraandfauna8728]

Black screen is showing in vmware

[@daniellowrie]

Bummer! Do you have your heart set on using Parrot? If not, just try another distro. Do you have your heart set on using VMWare? If not, just switch to another hypervisor.

[@daniellowrie]

Sorry to hear that you're having trouble. I'd look to Google and VMWare forums as that will probably be the fastest path to a fix. Maybe somebody reading the comments here has had this issue and knows of a solution and can send it to you.

[@sasanidempire4459]

I drect subbed because of the grogu t'shirt 'this is the whay'

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for the sub! This is the way 😃

[@iamalone9388]

i had problem with handfree in parrot os

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for commenting with your experience! If you don't mind me asking, but for others who may benefit from hearing, what exactly was the issue or issues you encountered?

[@battlegroundschampionshipi3054]

I saw some of course videos on torrent about a course on CEH V10, are you the same person sir ?

[@daniellowrie]

I do have a CEH v10 course with ITProTV, so it is very possible that someone is torrenting that

[@mattslivar5174]

My daily driver is debian testing and also unstable sometimes i only install kali linux on VM and alot od times just with live USB but i also perfer to just to use regular debian and install some pentesting tools and arm it to my needs

[@daniellowrie]

I'm doing a similar setup. I always run Kali in a VM, that way if things get broken I can just spin up a new VM and I'm back in the game.

[@MohamedGamal-wn1iq]

PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP ME How can i install the virtual appliance on vmware

[@daniellowrie]

Are you running Player, Workstation, or Fusion?

[@vincent70able]

friend how install easly burpsuite professional on parrot security ? step by step Thank's

[@daniellowrie]

Portswigger has a step-by-step installation tutorial for Burp Suite on their website. Here is the link. portswigger.net/burp/documentation/desktop/getting-started/download-and-install I hope that helps. Cheers!

[@vincent70able]

@@daniellowrie thank's my friend

[@dougtilaran3496]

The parrot home is the best implementation of MATE I've ever run. Had they never begun the paranoia nonsense,,,,,,,,they'd be more popular than they could ever imagine.

[@daniellowrie]

I wouldn't call it paranoid nonse... Did you hear that? There it is again. The line is bugged! Prank call! PRANK CALL!!! I DO NOT CONSENT TO ANY SEARCHES!!! POLICE ENTRAPMENT! 🤣😂

[@dougtilaran3496]

@@daniellowrie Well... They killed Ian...Klinton style suicide

[@tomasglavina4166]

Are you still using Mint as daily driver? How's it going so far?

[@daniellowrie]

Still running Mint and I still find it to be great for my work flow 😀👍

[@aksht01]

Sir will you not come up with the full course of ethical hacking or CEH . We want it from you sir

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for the compliment, Akshat! I've got some good news for you! I am a trainer for ITProTV and am currently recording CEH v11. I also have a lot of other cybersecurity certification and skills-based courses there. If you're interested in a subscription, you can use the promo-code 'DANIEL30' and get 30% of the life of your subscription.

[@aksht01]

@@daniellowrie Sir I had my subscription there and I had seen Ceh V10 but everyone is hoping to have this course on KZbin from you in which you cover everything from Basics to reporting level . Some people asked me this and I asked you . If u can afford this for us it will be fabulous for everyone 😍

[@ThisIsEduardo]

parrot vs blackarch ? which is better if i want to go blue team ?

[@daniellowrie]

At the end of the day, both Parrot and Black Arch are just Linux disros bundles with hacking/pentesting stuff, so as to which is better will be up to you for your use case(although they do have some tools for blue team as well). If you are looking for a Linux distro that has a bunch of blue team stuff bundled in it, you should check out Security Onion, Remnux, or CAINE.

[@AUDIO2AUTO]

Parrot is > than Kali just off anonsurf alone.

[@mahinuddinlord7320]

In the requirements it says it needs HDD to run but I have SSD will it work on my pc pls help

[@daniellowrie]

SSD should be fine. If you want a definitive answer, I would email parrot security with the make and model of your drive.

[@mahinuddinlord7320]

@@daniellowrie thanks for the response sir(can you please email the version for my laptop yes I want a definitive answer [e-mail])

[@mahinuddinlord7320]

Sir I didn't receive the email yet sorry for the trouble but pls help me there aren't alot of tech youtubers who are kind like you who replies in comment section

[@daniellowrie]

@@mahinuddinlord7320 sorry for the delay. I really don't know how to help you any more than I already have. Maybe try getting some advice in their forums would be faster. community.parrotsec.org

[@nathanaelpomat2561]

I am liking the Parrot layout indeed 👌🏽

[@daniellowrie]

It's really nice! I will have to play around with the KDE Plasma edition this weekend 😎

[@brh9262]

I watched a video from z security about this topic He said use neither, bake your own OS. So I took Ubuntu and manually installed the tools I use so I get full control what's running on my OS But, I like the look and feel of parrot, and the simplicity and familiarity of kali

[@daniellowrie]

I've also tried 'rolling my own' OS, but like you I found myself missing the familiarity of kali.

[@panther707musicchannel]

Yes I watched it too but this guy is just telling the difference..

[@chrisnaishguitar]

Totally off-topic - is that an Ibanez RG hanging on the wall behind you?

[@daniellowrie]

Guitars are never off topic for my channel! You sure know your guitars, Chris because you nailed it. That's an Japanese made RG-470 with a Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader in the bridge 😎

[@chrisnaishguitar]

@@daniellowrie Very cool. Currently rocking a Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas (made in Mexico) with a bunch of Floyd Rose and FU-Tone upgrades, with Seymour Duncan Parallel Axis pickups myself. Guitars and Cybersecurity go hand in hand, I don't care what anyone says otherwise! Hahahaha. Blessings bro!

[@daniellowrie]

@@chrisnaishguitar That's a nice setup! Love those Charvels! I almost grabbed one of those Pro Mod DK24s. I still may, one day :)

[@ibnathebeliever2665]

I have installed it. Not bad and I totally down for it!

[@someonex2955]

Blackarch or archstrike. Not really a fan of Debian based distros.

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for chiming in! What about Debian-based distros don't you like? I'm not defending them, just interested in your perspective/experience.

[@akirami1]

This guy feels like a Bob Ross of Linux Distros

[@daniellowrie]

I will take that as a compliment! Bob Ross ROCKED!

[@omarbader9529]

Well ever since i entered the hacking world (which was 12 years ago) i have been told to write my own tools.. so i guess i will pass if it's for the ui(cause am a vim user) and for the tools(since i write them myself usually).. so idk how to feel about parrotos tbh i don't think it's even good for beginners who wants to make it big in the industry because i think learning on hard environment with no tools makes you more experienced on how everything works together but hey who am i to judge i run arch for hacking 😂

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for bringing your experience and insights to the conversation, Omar. I've really enjoyed seeing the different perspectives here. I think you make some valid points about working through difficult things and how that can make you better because it forces you to understand more and gives you a deeper experience. So maybe we shouldn't always be so quick to take the path of least resistance lest we miss out on a deeper learning experience. Interesting food for thought...even if it was from an Arch user 😆🤣 Thanks! 👍

[@0xsha466]

i prefer beginners for parrot os.. cuz it is user friendly unlike kali... awesome ui😍some tools are pre installed in parrot..like anonsurf

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for sharing, Shafni! 🙂👍

[@RakibHasan-hs1me]

Parrot should change the command line input system, make it like kali

[@daniellowrie]

You could make a Kali/Parrot hybrid and call it Karrot 😁

[@evi1ginx67]

for find a good answer ask someone have bad laptop like me 😸, i install first times kali and didn't work very well still glitch sometimes and work like 🐌🐌🐌and when i try to use parrot os i find it much better than kali so i dominate parrot os 😁

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for sharing your experience, Ck!

[@DixonButts-69]

I use it on the Raspberry Pi

[@daniellowrie]

Very cool! It has been my go-to security distro for the last year and I've been happy with it.

[@AndrewPayne]

Please review Blackbuntu 😎👍

[@daniellowrie]

Hi Andrew! Thanks for watching. Earlier this year I did an overview video of Pentesting Distros, which Blackbuntu was one (you can watch here >>> kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKSzc35sbrOkgbc), but would you be more interested in seeing a more focused video about Blackbuntu?

[@AndrewPayne]

@Daniel Lowrie thanks, would love to see an indepth review and assessment of Blackbuntu and the included pentest tools 😎👍

[@trojankit]

Parrot is better than kali linux. Period.

[@daniellowrie]

I like that I can FEEL the conviction in your statement 😎👍

[@arkyudetoo9555]

is it matey? or matt? i'm confused

[@daniellowrie]

Great question, Gon! I usually use MAH-TAY, mostly due to being influenced by the cinematic masterpiece that is the film 'Bloodsport'. 🤩

[@arkyudetoo9555]

@@daniellowrie okay, i thought i've been pronouncing it incorrectly this whole time lol

[@robertmurr673]

Ha my my security edition came with an air gapped root kit straight from the website my whole house is fucked now lol my iPhone vibrates for no reason when it’s locked after downloading that and the bios update to rewrite the master boot record isn’t available for my old pc anymore so I’m kinda fucked lol

[@daniellowrie]

Well that straight-up sucks!

[@servicemailer3326]

I use it every day on bare metal and it's better than Kali in every aspect

[@daniellowrie]

Thanks for sharing your experience 👍

[@mystichoca]

No answer for the question because he is not experienced enough in using Parrot

[@GP-qb9hi]

How do you make a comparison video when it's your first time seeing the OS. wtf really

[@daniellowrie]

I'm so sorry if I didn't make the intent of this video clear. This was one of my earlier videos, and I'm just a random dude on the internet, so maybe I could have titled the video a bit better, but I shot from the hip. The intent behind this video was to take a look at what Parrot had to offer at the time and ask myself if I thought it was better than Kali for me. I also was trying to ask the viewer what they thought about Parrot and Kali and which one they preferred and why, which I got a lot of insights to that end in the comments. I hope this helps clear things up and thanks for watching and commenting. 👍

[@geronimosantacruz4280]

I prefer Parrot, because it have a image ready to use for virtualization, so you do not need to configure everything. furthermore, i like how is look.

[@daniellowrie]

Agreed, Geronimo! It is so nice that you can just download a virtual image!

[@v_lix]

Kali also has its own .ova

[@orca2162]

Kali challenger?

[@daniellowrie]

After running both for the last 6 months or so, I've realized that they both have their uses.

[@servicemailer3326]

Parrot is better hands down

[@PetritK10]

Kali Linux 2022 is not very stable

[@daniellowrie]

Good to know. Thanks, Titi! It's been a while since I filmed this, so maybe it's time for an update seeing as the next Kali just dropped.

[@PetritK10]

@@daniellowrie when upgrading for first time you should use sudo apt -u dist-upgrade, if you want to install zenmap, use sudo apt install zenmap-kbx

[@RickyBana]

I took you were more of a bass player.You just lose coolness... not much....but some

[@daniellowrie]

I've only played bass from time to time. I'm no davie504 that's for sure 😅

[@adobepre9295]

LoL Y did he do this video without experience. Its a one time video and it would be better if he used it for some time and then make it. Y did he make this video if he is unsure and dnt have experience. What to prove ?

[@daniellowrie]

I made this video to let others watch me learn about and get my first impressions about the current offering of Parrot. It wasn't meant to be a tutorial, opinion piece, or full review, but just more of a 'hey, what's this?" video. I hope that helps to clear thing up.

[@NeverDoubtMe23]

No, it is not, moving on.

[@daniellowrie]

After spending a few months with Parrot as a daily driver, I have to agree with this. That said, that is just our opinion and I think Parrot has some good qualities, but for me Kali is just more comfortable and more 'my style'. Both distros are ever-evolving, so that may change in the future, but right now I'm rockin' Kali.

[@NeverDoubtMe23]

@@daniellowrie well said

[@NicolastheThird-h6m]

I've used both. Tbh if you want the look and feel Go with parrot, if you just want the work to be done go with Kali. But one advantage that parrot os have is that it is lighter and has more tools than kali.

[@cybersavage1337]

I use Parrot🦜 and BlackArch🖇🗡. Love these 2 distros.