Customizing Kali Linux for faster operations
You will be using your Linux during audits and penetration testing. You would need your Kali Linux to be configured and customized for highest speed possible during those crucial testing processes. In this recipe, we will show you several tools that can used to optimize your Kali Linux experience.
Getting ready
For this recipe, you will need connection to the Internet.
How to do it...
Perform the following steps for this recipe:
- Preload is a written by Behdad Esfahbod, which runs as a daemon. This application closely observes the usage of frequently used applications and binaries and loads into memory when the system is idle. This results in faster start-up time because less data is fetched from the disk. You can read more about this at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Preload . To install the application, issue the following command on the terminal window:
apt-get install preload
BleachBit quickly frees disk space and tirelessly guards your privacy. Frees cache, deletes cookies, clears Internet history, shreds temporary files, deletes logs, and discards junk that you didn't know existed. You can read more about this application at http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/ .
- To install the application, issue the following command on the terminal window:
apt-get install bleachbit
- By default, Kali does not show all applications and scripts, which are there in the startup menu. Every application you installed ultimately slows down the booting process by starting up even if it is required or not. You can install Boot-Up manager and keep a close eye on what services and applications are allowed during the booting process. You can always disable the unnecessary services and applications to increase the booting speed of your Kali.
To install the application, issue the command on the terminal window:
apt-get install bum
How it works...
In this recipe, we have used the apt-get command to install the basic system utilities, which can help us manage our Kali Linux resources well during our pen testing by keeping our Kali Linux process and start up folders optimized for highest performance.
