Kali Linux 2025.4 brings updated desktop environments (GNOME 49, KDE Plasma 6.5, Xfce with color themes), full Wayland support with VM guest utilities working across VirtualBox, VMware, and QEMU, a Halloween mode for kali-undercover, and three new security tools. GNOME now runs Wayland-only with X11 removed. The Live image exceeds 5GB and is now distributed exclusively via BitTorrent. NetHunter adds Android 16 support for Samsung Galaxy S10 series and OnePlus Nord, fixes the Terminal app, and updates Wifipumpkin3. The kernel is bumped to 6.16 with numerous package updates.
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