![]() By contrast, the Security Edition includes an additional five applications and links, among them Git Cola, a GUI for Git Meld, a diff and merge tool and git-dag, a graphical depiction of Git history. However, the Home Edition includes only three dedicated programming tools: Geany, the programming text editor links to VSCodium, a collection of open source binaries for Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code and Zeal, a help site for developers. ![]() Similarly, both editions include Vim and Neovim. Even the game menu is limited to a 2D chess game – a hint, perhaps, at the intellectual users that Parrot expects to attract.īoth editions have the usual MATE system tools, such as BleachBit for cleaning up installed software and GParted for disk partitioning, but only the Security Edition includes a menu for starting and stopping services. Beyond these basics, users should install only the software they require. Only a handful of productivity applications are available, such as LibreOffice and Gimp, in keeping with the basic security principle of installing the minimum software required in order to reduce the opportunities for possible attacks. Parrot OS’s most notable feature is its software selection. Installation is via the Calamares installer (Figure 3), one of the simplest installation methods available for distributions. In addition, the installation images for the Home and Security Editions include a Live version. Parrot OS also offers a Pwnbox version that runs in a web browser and an ARMv7 architecture version. The Security Edition includes variants for IoT and cloud appliances. Both the Home and Security Editions run virtually in Boxes and include images for VMware and VirtualBox. The Home Edition is for general users (Figure 1), and the Security Edition is for penetration testing and other security work and programming (Figure 2). ![]() Its goal of crossplatform portability is seen in the number of downloads available. Parrot requires 256MB of RAM, making it lightweight by modern standards and suitable for older systems as well as new ones. It also offers a choice of MATE or KDE Plasma as a desktop environment. Figure 1: The Parrot OS’s MATE-based desktop.īased on Debian Testing, Parrot OS is a rolling release, with packages updated as soon as they have been tested, although official releases are periodically released as well. ![]()
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