Dec 9, 2025 · The team behind Parrot OS (often shortened to Parrot) has announced the beta release of Parrot 7.0. The update, now in testing, brings several upgrades and improvements to the distribution …

5 days ago · Parrot OS 7.0 also includes a more readable text interface with APT, with the help of colors, aligned columns, and clearer missing dependencies. Of course, the big change is the …

Dec 9, 2025 · The biggest change in the upcoming Parrot 7.0 release is the switch from the lightweight MATE desktop environment to the more modern KDE Plasma as the default desktop environment for …

1 day ago · "Yet another distro is making the move to the KDE Plasma desktop," writes Linux magazine. "Parrot OS, a security-focused Linux distribution, is migrating from MATE to KDE Plasma, starting …

Dec 13, 2025 · The Parrot Security Team announced the release of the beta images for ParrotOS 7. The upcoming Parrot 7.0 Beta transitions the system base to Debian 13 and replaces the default MATE …

Dec 12, 2025 · Parrot OS 7.0 Beta is here with some of the biggest changes ever! The ethical hacking and penetration-testing distro has officially switched from the lightweight MATE desktop to the more...

Dec 10, 2025 · For years, ParrotOS has relied on the MATE desktop. While MATE will continue to be supported, the team has officially chosen KDE Plasma as the default environment for ParrotOS 7.