If you download Kali 2020 version
https://www.kali.org/releases/kali-linux-2020-1-release/
,You might need to read this
Default username: kali password: kali
no more root/toor by default
To type commands need admin rights such as ifconfig , you use sudo , example:
sudo ifconfig
root account still exists , if you want to use it , follow the following steps:
1: Issue command “sudo su” in terminal
2: Enter the password for the kali account
3: Issue command “passwd root” in terminal
4: Make a password for the root account and retype it
5: Click logout and type
username: “root” (no caps) and
password: “{the one that you entered at step 4}”
KALI interface can looks like Windows 10 if you want that , open terminal and type:
kali-undercover
To stop it run the above command again (its just a script)
Also PowerShell is now can be run in Kali, bring the ability to execute PowerShell scripts directly on Kali ,to install the feature type:
apt update
apt install powershell
To run powershell in your Kali terminal type:
pwsh
To run powershell in your Kali terminal type:
exit
List of Kali 2020 Hacking tools:
https://tools.kali.org/tools-listing
Be aware that some tools versions are updated and coming with new GUI as well such as Ettercap
Kali 2020 removed all tools based in Python version 2 but unfortunately Kali OS still coming by default with python 2.7 , you will need to install python 3.8 by yourself.
Yasser Ramzy Auda
Yasser Auda Lab 