Kali is probably the best penetration testing distribution out there. It's very stable and has just about every penetration testing tool you could ever want.
It's easy to install if you have a wired connection but has some issues installing over a wireless network. If you connect to an open wireless network the installer will work just fine but if you try installing on a WPA protected access point it will fail to exchange keys and your installation will fail.
Kali is a huge improvement over Backtrack 5r3 because it is Debian based rather than Ubuntu Based. There is a lot more upstream support. Kali has a forum. But pretty much like any Linux forum there are bunch of people on there who think they are smarter than you but say "Google it". So Google it first. Do a little bit of reading so you can converse intelligently on the subject you are asking about. Otherwise you are going to get flamed. That's how Linux forums work.
Parrot Security OS
Parrot is based on Kali and has a really cool desktop. It will install over a protected wireless network. Flash doesn't work and for life of me I can't seem to get it to work. Which kinda sucks if you want to watch video tutorials about the tools included in the distro. But since Parrot Kali based I'm familiar with most of the tools I want to use. All and all it's pretty useful. The printscreen button wont work so you have to install something like Shutter to take screen shots. It's pretty good and they community seems to be working hard to fix the bugs. I know I am. This is a really cool distribution so I'd like to see it grow. The support forums are in Italian but there are some facebook pages and groups where you can get support in English.
Bugtraq
Bugtraq has an Ubuntu based version and a Debian based version. It comes with some fun stuff like RATs, trojans, and botnets. It also has an array of digital forensics tools along with things you have probably come to expect in a pentest distro.
Nodezero and Caine are also worth mentioning here but I haven't got around to reviewing them exclusively.
Distros I don't recommend but I'll give you the opportunity to check them out for yourself:
Backbox, Blackbuntu, Samurai Web Testing Framework, Knoppix STD, Pentoo, Weakerthan, Matriux, Deft, and BlackArch.
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