---
id: 31
title: "Kali Linux 2023.1 Release (Kali Purple & Python Changes)"
source_domain: kali.org
source_url: "https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2023-1-release/"
published_at: "2023-03-13 00:00"
tags: ["blue-team", "python", "kali-linux", "release-notes", "desktop", "kali-purple"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/31"
lang: en
---

# Kali Linux 2023.1 Release (Kali Purple & Python Changes)

## Summary

Released on its 10th anniversary, Kali 2023.1 previews Kali Purple for defensive security, moves to Python 3.11 with pip restrictions coming, and refreshes Xfce 4.18 and KDE Plasma 5.27.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** kali.org
- **Published:** 2023-03-13 00:00
- **Original:** https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2023-1-release/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/31