Suppose you belong in the cybersecurity fields or IT fields. Then you need to know about the Parrot operating system and the advantage of parrot OS. So here we talk about the parrot operating system and which are common tools we can use in this operating system.
Parrot Operating System
What is an operating system?
In a simple explanation, all the small software, programs, or codes cover the whole difficult tasks. In the backend of the system and give us a smooth interface. That we can use through a simple right-click, left-click, and enter key.
Operating System is responsible for all the processes, memory management system alerts, and essential tasks that a system performs for us.
Now in the OS world, there are different Operating Systems like Windows (the OS we usually use in our systems for daily use), MAC, and the third, Linux.
Linux is different from the world. Linux is not for normal users; it is for IT field people. For those who are not normal users of the system. Those who are deep learners and deep workers. And Parrot OS is the modified version of this Linux operating system.
Linux is an open-source operating system. It means anyone can download and modify Linux according to their need. KALI Linux is made for Hacking tools and security purposes. Now same with Parrot OS; it is also derived from Linux.
It’s designed for security purposes and security tools for the internet of things.
Why Parrot Operating System?
If you are already a Linux user, you are not using your PC for normal daily use. You are working on an open-source OS and exploring a new IT world.
Now Parrot is a part of that world, and it is an anonymous world. Parrot is all about doing and creating things anonymously. If you are interested in security, privacy, Ethical hacking, black hat hacking, and want to go into fields like security research, privacy crackers, and all those fields where you need to stay anonymous. You have to find yourself more secure and safe.
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Parrot Operating System Tools
As mentioned above, Parrot is all about security and privacy. It is designed for people concerned with security research and confidentiality and is a security developer. Parrot has some cool featured tools that make it different and unique from other Operating Systems. We will discuss some of those cool and useful tools in Parrot OS.
TOR (The Onion Routers)
TOR is a distributed network for Parrot OS for user privacy and anonymity. By Activists, Ethical Hackers, and Black Hat Hackers. It is useful for people who want to hide their online activities.
In such a way, the user’s IP Address is hidden from the server. TOR hides all your data from the server.
OnionShare
OnionShare is a utility in the Parrot OS, used to share files over the TOR network anonymously. It is fully secure and anonymous. Suppose you are sharing some private files, information, or anything which is not legal or very personal and can create trouble. If someone got an idea about the file, in such cases, OnionShare is the best option. It is very simple to use; drag the file to the OnionShare and drop it. It will create a URL, and the recipient can use that URL. To download the file using the TOR browser.
I2P
I2P is an anonymizing network in the Parrot OS. It provides anonymity and privacy on the internet.
AnonSurf
AnonSurf is a utility in the Parrot OS that transfers all your operating systems. Communications to go over TOR, 2P, or other anonymizing networks.
Ricochet
Ricochet is an anonymous and secure chat powered by the TOR network. You receive a long strange random string with the name Ricochet, e.g.:- “gjhfwjh54u6wgu,” which is now the user’s address. All chats can make through Ricochet. It will end to end encrypted and are fully secure & anonymous.
Now you were thinking to make these things go crazy with Ricochet. You can try out Ricochet. It was the most interesting thing we had, and we started using Parrot OS.
You can find many more interesting, fun, and useful tools and utilities if you are coming from a Windows or MAC background.
System Requirements for Parrot Operating System:-
First, find out the basic requirements to run a Parrot operating system on your PC.
- ARCHITECTURE: you can install Parrot OS on 32-bit, 64-bit, and ARMHF
- CPU: The CPU you will be using to run Parrot on your system. Must have 1GHz Dual Core CPU
- RAM: You can run Parrot OS on RAM between 256 MB — and 512 MB. If you have at least 512 MB of RAM, you need to find a better speed.
- HDD Standards: 6GGB to 8GB
- HDD Full: 8GM — 16GB
- BOOT: Legacy BIOS or UEFI (testing)
Suppose you want to run Parrot as a guest OS on your PC using a virtual machine. Then it would help if you were careful during the allotment of the above requirements between the guest( Parrot OS) and the host (already installed OS). Always try for a lightweight operating system.
Parrot and the Whole Linux world is for programmers who know the IT world and want to explore things. In a little different and more meaningful way. And Parrot is a vital part of this world that covers the internet of things.
