[Oni]

Honestly, using Kali or similar shouldn't even be considered until you know how to use Linux itself.
If operating Linux is like riding a bike, operating a pentesting distro without knowing Linux is like driving a car while riding a bike, without knowing how to drive either.

@roger_smith I've been reading your intro posts and I think this is a really nice way to get newbies into Linux. Great work.

It's true. You have a lot of people that don't have experience using Linux, and all of a sudden they want to use Kali. Since Kali is Linux, they don't have a clue what they are doing. I'd agree it's a good idea to gain experience with Linux before you use Kali. Sure, you can get away with going straight to Kali, but that doesn't make you intelligent, or teach you anything useful.