Kali Linux 2026.2 Released with GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6, and New Tools

Posted by hanuca on Jun 30, 2026 5:55 AM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor
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Offensive Security released Kali Linux 2026.2 today as the latest stable snapshot of this Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for penetration testing and ethical hacking.

Coming a little over three months after Kali Linux 2026.1, the Kali Linux 2026.2 release is powered by Linux kernel 6.19 and ships with support for the GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environments. Of course, Kali Linux’s default desktop environment remains Xfce, which is still on the 4.20 series for this release.

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