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Parrot Linux 7.0 “Echo” Release Notes

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Parrot Linux 7.0 “Echo” arrived on 24 December 2025. It is a generational release: new Debian base, new default desktop, new display protocol and a new CPU architecture.

Headline changes

  • Debian 13 “Trixie” base.
  • KDE Plasma 6.3.6 is the new default desktop, running on Wayland by default. MATE is no longer the default on x86-64.
  • Linux 6.12 LTS kernel.
  • RISC-V is officially supported, a first among penetration-testing distributions.
  • The system updater was rewritten in Rust with a GTK4 interface.
  • Rocket application manager 1.3.0.
  • Builds are now produced through GitLab CI/CD.

Tools

  • New: convoC2, goshs, evil-winrm-py, hexstrike-ai, bpf-linker, pkinit-tools, chisel, bloodhound.py, autorecon, trufflehog.
  • Updated: Burp Suite, Maltego, airgeddon, sqlsus, jadx.
  • A new AI-focused tool category starts with Hexstrike AI.
  • GPA was replaced by Seahorse for key management.

Images

Home and Security editions, Docker images, WSL images and VM files in qcow2, vmdk, ova, vdi and utm formats. Raspberry Pi 3B needs the Core edition; the other editions need at least 2 GB RAM.

Upgrading from 6.x to Parrot Linux 7.0

An in-place upgrade keeps the MATE desktop; switching to KDE requires manual configuration changes. A clean install is recommended. Parrot 6.x keeps receiving security updates, so there is no rush. Backup, then follow the installation guide.

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.