To launch the screensaver for the Kali Linux terminal, execute the command: $ hollywood-activate The launcher for this screensaver can be installed with the following command. With this screensaver project already existing in the Kali Linux 2022.2 repository, it can be installed with the following command. No need to switch to the share directory (e.g cd /usr/share/john) of …2john tools (e.g pdf2john, 7z2john, etc.) before using them as they can be directly accessed by simply typing their names.

John the Ripper now has shell auto-completion functionality.

Default Kali installations now include python3-virtualenv and python3-pip.

Zsh syntax-highlighting colors have undergone some modifications to enhance its legibility criteria.

We have noted the following terminal tweaks associated with Kali 2022.2 release. XFCE Desktop New/Improved Terminal Tweaks

Arm devices adopt a simplified panel layout.

Large displays auto-scaling prevented by fixing mouse pointer size.

Fixed issue with files missing a newline at their ending when using mousepad (text editor).

Multi-monitor setups accompanied with an already-set default wallpaper.logout dialog is no longer associated with a noisy motherboard beep.

If you are looking for an alternative to GNOME 42 or KDE Plasma 5.24 Desktop environments, you will not be disappointed with the following Xfce tweaks and improvements. Kali Linux KDE Plasma Multiple Xfce Desktop Enhancements By interacting with this new KDE-versioned desktop environment, you will immediately note the usability and overall feel improvements associated with it. KDE Plasma 5.24 brings a smooth and evolved Desktop environment design to Kali 2022.2 users. The keyboard combination Alt+PrtScr takes a window screenshot and Shift+PrtScr takes a full-screen screenshot. By default, user-captured screenshots are saved in the ~/Pictures/Screenshots/ system directory with a screenshot copy left on the clipboard for immediate use if needed.

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