What is the best OS for Hacking and networking?

[Bewaffa]

I already know that Unix/Linux are the ones that many recommend and am very aware why. I've been learning to hack for sometime now and originally started out with Windows xp and then sooner moved to 7. I've decided that I need to get into something more complicated and that linux and unix operating systems are way safer and are open source rather than closed like windows. Also, what is the difference between unix and linux. I heard that it's the brand name that has copyright and linux is one of their many brothers over and evolved and linux is free. I am very convinced though to go with linux because it was supposedly created by hackers. I feel it's time to grow up and get into linux. But another prob I have is... What Linux operating systems would be good for hacking? There's red hat, there's ubuntu, and a few others out. Probably more than I could figure out. I want to be in net. security someday and it is necessary to learn this stuff if to do so.

Basically this is what I'm looking for:

-very secure
-hack friendly
-comfortable work space (Desktop, graphics, not big buttons, etc... I tried ubuntu and it wasn't that comfortable... I made me feel like I was in a box with a lot ofcompressedd objects)
-what most hackers would use andrecommendd
-open sourced (obvious)
-terminal
-non-outdated looking... I mean I looked at red hat and it looked pretty much like windows 95 which is just lame and feels like I'm even in a smaller box... I wanna feel comfortable when working)

All answers are welcome (Except for hate or I'm better than youcommentss cuz I already said I'm abeginnerr with this and am used to windows hacking. So you are a dick if you do that and should get hit by a car...) and I thank you for all of your help... 🙂

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[John Connor]

This is the wrong sub forum for this question. Should be in OS's, but I would check out Backtrack.

 

[pcgeek11]

Is this a joke?

 

[Fardringle]

Translation:

"I wan b l337 haxorz. How do i b coolz like datz? Don' care if i cn actuly haxorz, jus wan' look lik it wif my uber l337 skillz."


Or, to put this another way, do you really want recommendations for hacking tools (i.e. illegal activities) or by "hacking friendly" do you just want an operating system that you can customize"? If it's the first one, you're in the wrong place. If the second, then almost all OS versions have some customization and the choice of OS really just depends what you want to do with it.

 

[seepy83]

All hacking and security research is not illegal, so you shouldn't necessarily jump to the conclusion that the OP is trying to do something illegal.

Op *******************.

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Right and if One asks for instruction how to murder someone its OK because he actually knows that the victim will go to Heaven.

As we know going to Heaven is a ""good thing"".

Jack
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[alkemyst]

It's definitely going to be a *Unix platform. Windows / Mac have some good tools too, but they tend to be pricey.

Even Inssider while cheap is no longer free.

 

[John Connor]

Nirsoft has better software than Inssider.

 

[alkemyst]

Nirsoft has better software than Inssider.

Thanks, I will have to check them out. They didn't come up on searches I made for an Inssider replacement.

 

[Red Squirrel]

You need an operating system. ***********************

I don't think we're allowed to talk about it here.

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Jack
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[seepy83]

Forget about 8************** years ago.

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