PenTestIT RSS Feed **Kali Linux 2019.1** is the latest Kali Linux release. This is the first 2019 release, which comes after _Kali Linux 2018.4_, that was made available in the month of October. This new release includes all patches, fixes, updates, and improvements since the last release – _[Kali Linux 2018.3]()_, including a shiny new Linux kernel version 4.19.13 and upgrades to a lot of tools. Importantly, it also includes support for Banana Pi and Banana Pro. ![Kali Linux 2019.1](http://pentestit.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kali-Linux.png) # What’s new in Kali Linux 2019.1? The biggest tool updates is _Metasploit 5.0,_ which includes [database and automation APIs](), [new evasion capabilities](), and a lot of usability improvements. As mentioned earlier, this version now supports for Banana Pi and Banana Pro ARM devices. Moreover, includes updated packages for [theHarvester 3.0.0](), [DBeaver 5.2.3](), and more. The following bugs have also been quashed in _Kali Linux 2019.1_: * [0005194](): **[General Bug]** System failed to boot after upgrading udev ([rhertzog]()) * [0005124](): **[Kali Package Bug]** failed to start LSB:thin initscript ([rhertzog]()) * [0004994](): **[General Bug]** Gnome may require entropy (Slow login) ([rhertzog]()) * [0005051](): **[General Bug]** vmtoolsd starting to early ([rhertzog]()) * [0005011](): **[General Bug]** xfce freezes ([rhertzog]()) * [0005096](): **[Kali Package Bug]** Freeradius-wpe package has unment dependencies ([sbrun]()) * [0005085/]()[0005061](): **[General Bug]** xfsettingsd(in package of xfce4-setting) caused high cpu load every 2 or 3 sec. ([steev]()) * [0005086]()/[0004970]() : **[Kali Package Improvement]** For Peepdf functionality, add build and add PyV8 package to Kali repo ([sbrun]()) * [0005087]()/[0005064]() : **[Kali Package Bug]** Metasploit Function 'info' Bug ([sbrun]()) * [0004996](): **[Kali Package Bug]** Get rid of python-restkit in Kali ([rhertzog]()) * [0005254](): **[General Bug]** WPScan does not start ([sbrun]()) ## Download Kali Linux 2019.1: As we all know, you can simply run apt update && apt -y full-upgrade to update to the latest Kali Linux version. Or, if you would like to download ISO images (_kali-linux-2019.1-amd64.iso_/_kali-linux-2019.1-i386.iso_), visit [**this page**](). However, if you want to download VMWare, VirtualBox, Hyper-V or ARM images (such as _Kali-Linux-2019.1-vm-amd64.7z_), simply go on to [**this**]() page. Do not forget to check out the updated Kali Linux **[official documentation]()** too! Also, don’t forget to check out the online version of Kali Linux Revealed book [**here**](). The post [UPDATE: Kali Linux 2019.1 Release!]() appeared first on [PenTestIT]().