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Parrot Linux 7.3 Release Notes

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Parrot Linux 7.3 shipped on 30 June 2026 with a brand-new kernel major version and a performance-oriented option for modern CPUs.

Highlights

  • Linux 7.0 kernel.
  • CPU-optimized packages: an opt-in repository with builds targeting newer instruction sets, with claimed gains of 20–50% in compute-heavy workloads such as password cracking.
  • Official Vagrant boxes for Home and Security editions, handy for lab automation.
  • KDE Plasma 6.3.6, Frameworks 6.13, KDE Gear 25.04.3 on Qt 6.8.2.

Tool updates

  • Airgeddon 12.0
  • Bettercap 2.41.5
  • BloodyAD 2.5.4
  • Caido 0.55.2
  • enum4linux-ng 1.3.10

Editions

Security Edition with the preinstalled toolset and Home Edition for daily use and development.

How to upgrade to Parrot Linux 7.3

sudo parrot-upgrade

Existing users get 7.3 through the normal APT upgrade. The optimized repository is optional and must be enabled explicitly.

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.