---
id: 6
title: "Kali Linux 2025.4 Release (Desktop Environments, Wayland & Halloween Mode)"
source_domain: kali.org
source_url: "https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/"
published_at: "2025-12-12 00:00"
tags: ["pentesting", "kali-linux", "release-notes", "linux-distribution", "gnome", "kde", "wayland"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6"
lang: en
---

# Kali Linux 2025.4 Release (Desktop Environments, Wayland & Halloween Mode)

## Summary

Kali Linux 2025.4 ships GNOME 49 with Wayland-only sessions replacing X11, KDE Plasma 6.5, Wayland VM guest tools, a Halloween mode, and moves live images to BitTorrent-only distribution.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** kali.org
- **Published:** 2025-12-12 00:00
- **Original:** https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6