---
id: 20
title: "Kali Linux 2024.2 Release (t64, GNOME 46 & Community Packages)"
source_domain: kali.org
source_url: "https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-2-release/"
published_at: "2024-06-05T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["kali-linux", "release-notes", "linux-distribution", "gnome", "debian", "year-2038"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/20"
lang: en
---

# Kali Linux 2024.2 Release (t64, GNOME 46 & Community Packages)

## Summary

Kali Linux 2024.2 completes the Debian t64 transition to 64-bit time_t to avoid the 2038 problem on 32-bit ARM, adds GNOME 46 and Xfce improvements, and ships 17 new tools.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** kali.org
- **Published:** 2024-06-05T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-2-release/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/20