Kali Linux 2025.1a released with 1 new tool, annual theme refresh

Kali Linux 2025.1a launches as the first release of 2025 after a last-minute fix to 2025.1, introducing a theme refresh with new wallpapers, desktop changes (Plasma 6.2, Xfce 4.20), floating panels, and new keyboard shortcuts, plus a kernel upgrade to 6.12 and the addition of the Hoaxshell reverse shell tool. The announcement includes guidance for upgrading via apt, notes on using WSL2 for better Windows Subsystem for Linux support, and links to downloads and the full changelog.