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A Free Operating System.

Debian-based modern distro with updated free software for the widest audience and platforms. Ubuntu offer different desktop environments and specific intended use cases.

Derivative of Ubuntu and Debian, "doing less to do better" and "works Out of The Box" philosophy.

Derivative of Red Hat Linux, for personal use, workstations, servers, IoT and plenty of "" and "", versions of Fedora with different software bundles.

One of the oldest Enterprise-quality Linux distributions, with a secure foundation for a broad range of datacenter and cloud environments and industries.

A general purpose, lightweight and flexible distribution.

Debian-based distro, geared towards various Information Security tasks (Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics, Reverse Engineering).

Debian-based distro designed for Information & Cyber Security operations (Red Team and Blue Team), provides "Hacking tools at your fingertips".

Arch-based distro designed for Penetration Testing, Bug-Bounty Hunting and InfoSec students. provides a way to connect directly to some of the e-learning hacking resources, such as Hack The Box, TryHackMe, OffSec, PWNX and InfoSec certifications.


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