Kali Linux 2026.3 released with 6 new tools, desktop and build-script updates
Original title: Kali Linux 2026.3 released with 6 new tools, desktop updates
The release adds tools including dalfox, katana, rustscan and snaffler-ng, updates 126 packages and upgrades the kernel to 7.1.5.
Kali Linux shipped version 2026.3, its third release of the year, with six new penetration-testing tools and 126 updated packages. The kernel was upgraded from 6.19 to 7.1.5, and the desktop moved to KDE Plasma 6.7 with per-screen virtual desktops. Build scripts were refreshed with Docker and Podman container support, though not all scripts are done before the 2026.4 release.
- New tools: dalfox, katana, qsreplace, rustscan, sdrangel and snaffler-ng.
- Kernel upgraded from 6.19 to 7.1.5; 126 packages updated.
- KDE Plasma 6.7 adds per-screen virtual desktops and Intel GPU power improvements.
- Existing installs can upgrade via the kali-rolling repository and a full upgrade.
- WSL users are advised to move to WSL 2 for graphical application support.
- Vendors
- Kali Linux
- Products
- Kali Linux 2026.3
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Kali Linux has released version 2026. 3, its third release this year, featuring six new hacking tools, desktop environment improvements, refreshed build scripts, and more. [...]
By Sergiu Gatlan · bleepingcomputer.com
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