[mothered]

I think @mothered does a lot of his security work on Windows

I certainly do, from back In the days of the good old 16-bit Windows 3.1.

[easybreezyskeazy]

Here is the route I would take:

- Get VirtualBox (it's free)
- Figure out how to get Debian on there. Why Debian? because it is a very basic and bare bones OS. you will even have to get sudo up and running yourself. Why waste the time doing that? because throughout your time using Linux you will likely be searching for a lot of help on Stack Exchange and various Linux forums.
- From there you will have a better idea on how to use command line tools such as those default on Kali Linux and Parrot OS
- After all that you can play around with Arch Linux and get used to putting together your Linux OS from the kernel on up

Also, look to see if a Raspberry Pi interests you.

Best of luck

[jarlold]

I suggest you just go all out and install bare-bones (no DE) Debian and set it up from the ground up. This way you learn the very basics of Linux, which will likely be a useful skill set for hacking. Also, as is probably said a many time before, cybersecurity tools on Linux are the very much better. In terms of performance, a bare-bones install of Debian can be way friendlier on the 2GB of RAM that is inside your computer, just don't install gnome or some other heavy DE. I suggest XFCE since it is light-weight but still a DE to take care of certain aspects that might confuse n00bs (like drivers, mounting, and configuration files). I'd say use it as your main OS, not in a VM to ensure good performance, and to stop you from backing out

[HakeemSW]

Well. I’ve been a windows user all my life, never seen love or used a Linux system. But recently I’ve been interested in learn coding, hacking, etc and I’ve read that Linux is a better option that win10, which im currently  using. One of the main reasons that I’m thinking in switching is because I have a dual core 1.7 or 1.9 (don’t remember now 🤣) with 2gb of ram (what can I say, I’m a poor guy ahah) and the laptop in extremely slow as u can imagine. So let’s cut the bull***
What I really want to know is
It’s pays off using Linux to hacking?
Does Linux going to run smoother than win?
Should I go all the way down or switch slowly?( I’m a fast learner and a smart guy)
What version is better for hacking?
Can someone provide me a Linux link with the best version to hack(as I asked up there) and how to install, some programs to start with?! Like a starter kick for newbies 😂😂

Well, I don’t remember anything else I wanted to ask, therefore thanks all in advance and I really hope that this forum isn’t like the other ones that I posted something like this and told me to google it 🤦🏽‍♂️
I’m gonna let here some contacts if anyone is interested in a fast help in private
Email: pedrolpes7@Gmail.com
WhatsApp: +5584994673464
Telegram: latnok1
Icq: latnok


Good hacking for everyone! 🙅🏻‍♂️

I think it's smoother

[a636]

I have a low end computer like you and I used MX linux with it it's a good choice for a linux begginer easy smooth and ready out of the box

[Glitterhell]

If it is hacking you are looking for, Kali is a good choice. However, don't use it as your main OS. Know that you will be using the terminal a lot(similar thing to cmd or powershell in Windows), so you might want to get familiar with it. I agree with Mothered, you should run it as a VM first unless your computer is too slow to run VMs well. VMs take a lot of processing power, so they run slower than if they were actually installed. Its a great idea, but be wary of this. That being said, I don't recommend starting with Kali. Get something like Ubuntu, get familiar with Bash (it is a VERY different animal than cmd or Powershell) and download the tools as you need them. It is better that way, so you don't get overwhelmed with the 500 hacking tools Kali comes with.

Here is what I recommend. Start by learning Bash. Then, once you are familiar with using most of the basic commands, learn Nmap. You need to know a lot about networking, and Nmap will help you during the learning process. After that, start playing with something like Metasploit, and the other various tools hackers can use. Also, if you are serious about hacking, I recommend learning a scripting language such as Lua or Python. In the end, hacking is literally just another section of Computer Science. Do it for the learning!

I have been using Linux for 4 years now, and it has been pretty great.
Let me know if you need help learning Bash! My DMs are open to you 

not OP but in the same boat as them and found this site in searching for how to learn more about linux and VMs. Reddit was...less than helpful sadly and it seems like online there's a lot of info on different distros and what to do if you already know your shit, but if you're just wanting to get started and learn (whether for hacking, just seeing a different OS, or whatever) it seems like there's a deficit of actually helpful sources. Your comment is helpful, thank you.

[xehir32406]

Well. I’ve been a windows user all my life, never seen love or used a Linux system. But recently I’ve been interested in learn coding, hacking, etc and I’ve read that Linux is a better option that win10, which im currently  using. One of the main reasons that I’m thinking in switching is because I have a dual core 1.7 or 1.9 (don’t remember now 🤣) with 2gb of ram (what can I say, I’m a poor guy ahah) and the laptop in extremely slow as u can imagine. So let’s cut the bull***
What I really want to know is
It’s pays off using Linux to hacking?
Does Linux going to run smoother than win?
Should I go all the way down or switch slowly?( I’m a fast learner and a smart guy)
What version is better for hacking?
Can someone provide me a Linux link with the best version to hack(as I asked up there) and how to install, some programs to start with?! Like a starter kick for newbies 😂😂

Well, I don’t remember anything else I wanted to ask, therefore thanks all in advance and I really hope that this forum isn’t like the other ones that I posted something like this and told me to google it 🤦🏽‍♂️
I’m gonna let here some contacts if anyone is interested in a fast help in private
Email: pedrolpes7@Gmail.com
WhatsApp: +5584994673464
Telegram: latnok1
Icq: latnok


Good hacking for everyone! 🙅🏻‍♂️

I’ve been a windows user all my life too since win 2000 no before that : MSDOS now i switched to linux Mint because i wanted to use only free software
and it user friendly to win users