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Parrot Security OS 3.5 (ParrotSec) Installation on VMware Workstation

This video tutorial shows Parrot Security OS 3.5 (ParrotSec) installation on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install ParrotSec 3.5 on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Parrot Security OS for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration.

Parrot Security OS 3.5 Installation Steps:

1. Download Parrot Security OS 3.5 (ParrotSec) ISO
2. Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
3. Start ParrotSec Installation
4. Install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
5. Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration

Installing Parrot Security OS 3.5 (ParrotSec) on VMware Workstation

What is Parrot Security OS?

Parrot Security OS (or ParrotSec) is a Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. It is security-oriented distribution featuring a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy, anonymity and cryptography. It's security GNU/Linux distribution designed with cloud pentesting and IoT security in mind. It includes a full portable laboratory for security and digital forensics experts, but it also includes all you need to develop your own softwares or protect your privacy with anonymity and crypto tools. Parrot Security OS comes with MATE as the default desktop environment.
Parrot Security OS Website: https://www.parrotsec.org/

Parrot 3.5 New Features and Improvements

This new release will no longer include all those old packages that did not meet the debian standards. They also removed the old and discontinued gtkdialog and some other softwares built on top of it. Native virtualbox and vmware guest support is now included by default. The linux kernel was updated to the latest 4.9.13 release and we are waiting debian to finish the debianization of linux 4.10 to start working on our patches for it. Another interesting feature is the update of firefox which is not firefox-esr 45, as they wanted to import the new firefox 51 by default.

Parrot 3.5 Minimum System Requirements

1. CPU: at least 1Ghz dual core cpu
2. ARCH: 32bit, 64bit and ARMhf
3. RAM: minimum 384Mb - 2048Mb suggested
4. GPU: No graphic acceleration required
5. STORAGE 16GB
6. BOOT: Legacy bios or UEFI

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