Penetration testers who run Kali Linux inside virtual machines boot their systems faster after the 2026.2 release. The change comes from a decision about graphics firmware, the code that drives NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel GPUs. That firmware has grown large enough to slow the early stages of startup, and few virtual machines need it. Kali images traditionally shipped with a broad set of firmware so hardware worked out of the box. Graphics firmware alone now … More →
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