Kali Linux* by Technec10 Kali Linux is a Debian -derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing . It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security Ltd . Mati Aharoni , Devon Kearns and Raphaƫl Hertzog are the core developers . * Requirements Kali Linux requires a minimum of 20GB hard disk space for installation . A minimum of 1GB RAM for i386 and AMD64 architectures . A bootable CD-DVD drive or a USB stick . *Supported Platforms Kali Linux is distributed in 32-bit and 64-bit images for use on hosts based on the x86 instruction set and as an image for the ARM architecture for use on the BeagleBoard computer and on Samsung's ARM Chrome...