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Parrot OS

Security, privacy, and development in one distro. A pentesting toolkit that doubles as a daily driver.

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Overview

Based onDebian (Testing)
Package managerAPT
Package format.deb
Release modelRolling release (based on Debian Testing)
Default DEMATE
Init systemsystemd
Websiteparrotsec.org

Why Parrot OS?

Editions

Package Management

Parrot uses APT with its own repos layered on top of Debian Testing.

# Update and upgrade
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

# Install a tool from Parrot's repos
sudo apt install metasploit-framework
sudo apt install burpsuite
sudo apt install gobuster

# Search for security tools
apt search "password crack"

# Install packages from Debian repos (fully compatible)
sudo apt install neovim tmux

# Parrot uses its own update command as well
sudo parrot-upgrade
Legal notice: The security tools in Parrot OS are for authorized penetration testing and security research only. Using these tools against systems without explicit permission is illegal. Always get written authorization before testing.

Privacy Features

# AnonSurf - route all traffic through Tor
sudo anonsurf start
sudo anonsurf stop
sudo anonsurf status

# Check your external IP
sudo anonsurf myip

# Firejail - sandbox applications
firejail firefox
firejail --private thunderbird

# MAT2 - remove metadata from files
mat2 document.pdf
mat2 photo.jpg

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