Most of what you need comes preloaded on Kali. There are a few applications we have found useful that are not loaded with the base install. We will also set up and configure OpenVAS to use as our vulnerability scanner.
Kali comes with Leafpad as its default text editor. This is a very lightweight text editor. Kali's desktop is Gnome-based and the Gnome text editor Gedit is a much better editor. To install:
root@kalibook :~# apt-get -y install gedit
Once installed you will find it under Accessories.
This is Bo's favorite terminal application. You can split the screen into several windows. This proves to be a great help when running several ssh sessions at the same time. It also has a broadcast function where you can run the same string in all windows at the same time.
To install:
root@kalibook :~# apt-get -y install terminator
This is a great visual passive/active network sniffing tool. It works really well for sniffing Wi-Fi networks. It shows you where the services are running, and can also show you where users are doing suspicious bit-torrent downloads and other behavior that is not approved on most corporate networks.
