Hello,
I am new here so I going to start off with a hard question. I can pick up a new hp probook 455 g2 with
16 gigs of ram and 4 core at a good price.
Does anyone know if kali 2018-2 64 will run on it ok?
I know some of the HP had wifi problem with kali. Let see what happen.
Thank you all
blue Dog

Have a look at this: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ad-4175614092/

and then this: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ro-4175623119/

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brandnew hardware is never a good idea with linux.

in any case, a web search like "install linux on <vendor, model, etc.>" usually yields results.

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Thanks for your replys. I know about kali, been using for years and backtrack be for that.
so I do know something about it. I spend 10 16 hours a day with it. I did goole it but found nothing. Anything else you want me to know.

Well, if you're an expert with Kali and have been using it for years, why can't you just install it and work through any problems?? Would seem easy for an experienced Kali/Linux user.

Since you know the hardware, and are VERY familiar with things, you should be able to look up whether the chipset on your target laptop is supported and/or does what you want as well.

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10+ h a day with kali linux, for years, and yet you possess no search engine skills whatsoever, and need to ask a poorly phrased question that most casual users could answer for themselves with a minute of search fu?
i want you to know that i find that hard to believe.

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seeing as it is disabled by default ...
I would hope there issues

you DO NOT want kali being pinged by every wi-fi spot and seeing your laptop

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In answer to your question, as ondoho sort of touched on, Kali should work on any laptop that is more than two years old. I just received a new-to-me laptop yesterday, and it was made in 2015. I know from experience, and searching online, that it will work with Debian.

It has been my very limited experience that HP UEFI laptops don't play well with Linux. As to wifi & Kali...I use ParrotOS, though the Studio edition, not the Forensics edition, but have read on the Parrot forum that in order to utilize the wifi cracking tools, you have to use one of several specific [tested to work, as many don't] external USB plug-in wifi dongles. I would surmise that the same might apply to Kali.

I have two HP laptops, they mostly play well with linux (debian testing / buster). Once past a few hurdles. Like wifi drivers from github. And one of mine has poorly supported ethernet as well. I need to reload it every couple hours as it just stops doing what it should be doing. But it does work. Office depot specials in my case, sub $400 laptops, ba053nr, bs053od. The bs053od being the one with flakey networking on all fronts (r8169 + rtl8723de). Solvable by a dongle or two. But good enough for my needs. 2.5GHz quad core with 8GB ram, older AMD tech, but the price was right for a NEW laptop off the shelf.

Some fancy UEFI stuff for your first boot on the HP front, but they work. Delete known keys or some such or it doesn't have the USB bootable thing in the spammed ESC + F9 menu, or it doesn't remember your secure boot OFF / legacy ON settings. But still using legacy / dos/MBR style sticks. I still haven't fully booted or used the 1TB windows spinning rust on either of them. My next laptop will likely be used from TOPS and of the thinkpad type. They sell used office stuff locally. I consider laptops disposables and it's hard to justify spending more than $500 on one.

I know that would bring the wolfs out of the woodwork. Yes I have been using it for years.
I do know a lot about kali. I never had it install on a laptop before. So you all are right,
I don't know a thing about kali sorry I came here for help.
bye

for all the one that help me thank you
you are good people

Blue_Dog, is it you birthday today? Happy Birthday!
(never saw that cake before on LQ)

I doubt it. I've seen it before and think you too have as well, you're just not remembering.

You do realize that "cake" in his sidebar is going to disappear and go to someone else at some point?

Then your comment isn't going to make sense to any future readers of this thread.

I think most people will be able to work out that the aforementioned cake was only there for the actual birthday.