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Parrot Linux 6.4 Release Notes

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Released on 7 July 2025, Parrot Linux 6.4 is the final 6.x feature release before the Debian 13 rebase. It brings a long-term-support kernel and a sizeable batch of red-team tooling.

Kernel

Linux 6.12 LTS, which stays supported for years and gives the 6.x branch a stable base while 7.0 is developed.

New and updated tools

  • Metasploit 6.4.71
  • Sliver C2 framework (new)
  • Empire 6.1.2 and Starkiller 3.0
  • Caido 0.48.1, airgeddon 11.50, netexec 1.4, enum4linux-ng 1.3.4, goshs 1.0.5, ConvoC2
  • Firefox ESR 140 as a custom build with privacy hardening; the new parrot-firefox-profiles package restores the hardened configuration automatically.

Core fixes

  • parrot-menu gained quick launchers for the new tools.
  • parrot-core fixed $HOME path completion and tightened permissions on /root.

How to upgrade to Parrot Linux 6.4

sudo parrot-upgrade

What comes next

The team announced that Parrot 7.0 would be rebased on Debian 13 “Trixie”, add RISC-V support and ship several desktop flavours. See the 7.0 release notes.

Upgrade checklist

  1. Back up /home and any tool configs you customised (Burp projects, Metasploit database, wordlists).
  2. Make sure you have at least 5 GB free on /; kernel and tool updates are large.
  3. Run the upgrade on a wired connection or stable Wi-Fi; if it is interrupted, re-run sudo apt --fix-broken install then sudo parrot-upgrade again.
  4. Reboot. Confirm the kernel with uname -r and the release with cat /etc/os-release.
  5. If a tool misbehaves after the upgrade, check troubleshooting or run it through Rocket in a container.

Fresh install instead?

Download the current ISO from the download page, verify the hash (guide), write it to USB (guide) and follow the installation guide. Minimums are in system requirements.

Official images are published by the Parrot project on its download page.