ParrotOS 7 Released with KDE Plasma 6 and Major System Overhaul

Parrot Security released ParrotOS 7 “Echo,” a major rewrite that transitions the default desktop to KDE Plasma 6 with Wayland on a Debian 13 foundation, introduces a refreshed visual identity, and optimizes packaging and system components. The update expands the security toolchain (e.g., convoC2, chisel, trufflehog) and adds an AI tools category focused on testing and securing LLMs (e.g., Hexstrike AI), while updating core languages and libraries (Python 3.13, Go 1.24, OpenJDK 25, glibc 2.41, AppArmor 4.1). Platform support now includes RISC-V, updated VM/WSL/Docker images, and a rewritten Rust-based parrot-updater with a new GTK4 UI; the team recommends clean installs due to the scope of changes, with guidance for KDE configuration migration.