It’s that time of year again, time for another Kali Linux release! Quarter #2 - Kali Linux 2022.2. This release has various impressive updates, all of which are ready for immediate download or updating.
The summary of the changelog since the 2022.1 release from February 2022 is:

GNOME 42 - Major release update of the popular desktop environment
KDE Plasma 5.24 - Version bump with a more polished experience
Multiple desktop enhancements - Disabled motherboard beep on Xfce, alternative panel layout for ARM, better support for VirtualBox shared folders, and lots more
Tweaks for the terminal - Enhanced Zsh syntax-highlighting, inclusion of Python3-pip and Python3-virtualenv by default
April fools - Hollywood mode - Awesome screensaver
Kali Unkaputtbar - BTRFS snapshot support for Kali
Win-KeX 3.1 - sudo support for GUI apps
New tools - Various new tools added
WPS attacks in Kali NetHunter - Added WPS attacks tab to the NetHunter app


GNOME 42
Like for every (almost) half-year, there is a new version bump for the GNOME desktop environment. Kali 2022.2 brings the new version, GNOME 42, which is a more polished experienced following the work previously introduced in versions 40 and 41.

Kali Linux

Kali Linux 2022.2 has been released, featuring several updates including GNOME 42, KDE Plasma 5.24, and new tools. Enhancements include improved terminal tweaks, support for BTRFS snapshots, and GUI sudo support. The release also adds Hollywood mode as a screensaver and expands WPS attack capabilities in NetHunter. Users can download fresh images or update current installations.

Kali Linux 2022.2 Release (GNOME 42, KDE 5.24 & hollywood-activate)

Hollywood Activate / Kali Screensaver (April Fools)