Kali Linux is a nice Debian-based security distribution of Linux. It's amazingly flexible, and it works on just about any platform.

This page contains some notes for Kali.

Notes by Topic

Booting

Notes on booting to Kali:

Kali/Dual Boot OS X - notes on how I set up a dual boot MacBook Pro with OS X and Kali

Kali/Live USB - how to make a live-boot USB stick for Kali Linux

Installing

Notes on installing Kali

Kali/Installing - page with info on installing Kali Linux

Kali/Post Install - the immediate post-install procedure for Kali Linux

Kali/Fixes - description of various fixes to things, done right after installation and first boot

Networking

Kali Network Debugging - notes on what to look for and where to check when you are debugging a broken network in Kali

Kali/Wireless - notes on wireless networking in kali...

Kali Top 10

The Kali Top 10

Beginning with Aircrack

Then moving on to Wireshark

Notes by Date

Kali 2015-06-16

Kali 2015-06-17 - ssh server, dotfiles

Kali 2015-06-18 - user accounts, dotfiles

Kali 2015-07-24 - dual boot kali and mac os x on a macbook pro, and debug network problems

Kali 2015-07-25 - fixing Kali wired network, failing to fix Kali wireless

Kali 2015-07-26 - Kali on a Raspberry Pi

Kali 2015-07-27 - Kali wireless FIXED

Kali 2015-07-28 - WEP cracking

Kali 2015-07-29 - WPA cracking

Kali 2015-07-30 - WPA cracking (success)

Kali 2015-07-31 - aircrack and john

Kali 2015-08-01 - aircrack and john, arp poisoning

Kali 2015-08-02 - Pyrit on AWS, arp poisoning

Kali 2015-08-03 - wireshark, reverse SSH with Raspberry Pi

Kali 2015-08-15 - debugging wireless with Kali 2.0

Kali 2015-08-16 - Python wireless tools

Kali 2015-08-18 - John the Ripper working in Kali 2.0

Kali 2015-08-21 - Widy gadget and Wireless/Python scripting

Kali 2015-08-24 - Evil Twin attack configuration, and Man in the Middle/Evil Twin attack (no success)

Kali 2015-08-25 - Man in the Middle with Ettercap, taking wireless out of the picture.