[roger_smith]

I'll say you should not use kali linux now as now it's versions after 1.1.0a are worst now it's having a lot of dependencies problem which will just give you problems, I'll recommend you to start with Parrot Security OS now.

Also you can check out my channel:- https://www.youtube.com/c/Pentestingwithspirit

Hope it will some what help you.

Also keep learning from google as only google is our friend.

Thanks,

Personally, I disagree with your assessment if dependency issues. I've been running Kali on a laptop as the dedicated OS, and have not experienced any significant issues. The only minor problem I ran into was transitioning to the rolling updates. Otherwise it's been stable, solid, and functional.

As always, YMMV.