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BackBox Linux
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Reader supplied reviews for BackBox Linux
Average rating
8.8 from 4 review(s)
Version: 8.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-21
Votes: 0
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Wonderful underrated distro!
I used it for about 2 years as my daily os not only for pentest. In my opinion is not true that is just a xubuntu clone, the only major things that have in common are the DE Xfce, ubuntu as base system and the access to ubuntu packages.
I found the system very clean and well organized, also the pentest tools are well organized and well filteted (is unuseful to have bunch of softwares that do the same thing).
Personally i prefere a clean and fast system, if i need more tools i'll install them from the repo (yes all other tools you need are in repos).
Very useful the possibility to use it from usb stick to make some forensic tests.
Of course imho there are also cons:
Last image is too big, (more than 6gb), the oldest releases are not availables on the website, installation on some systems can fail, Anonimization tool sometimes have problems and does not works.
There' s more to say but i suggest just to give it a try, maybe you'll be surprised ;)
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-07-09
Votes: 23
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This distro may not be as flashy as some of the other "Pen Test" distros but it is a useful and easy to learn OS. the base install includes many of the standard tools of the trade. However, you can install and use other tools, of the trade, by doing what Linux is made for. Customization is easy and I personally have never had an issue with installing the base system in any way. Patches and updates are easy to manage and again being a DEB/Ubuntu means no mysteries or gotchas await the committed Linux user.
I am also to understand that another high profile "Pen Test" distro is a branch of BackBox.
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Version: 8
Rating: 5
Date: 2022-11-17
Votes: 3
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This is basically what I call a "lazy distro". It is Xubuntu with an extra menu. Yes, that menu is well developed, but it is XFCE with Gnome Snaps.... Really?
Installation:
The installation would not go, until I realised it was UEFI install ONLY. You can install it on a non-UEFI system, but it fails to boot.
Use:
The tools are great, and let's face it, that is what you came for, but some eye candy can't hurt. What I mean by this is that some integration would have been nice. Maybe a unified theme or something?
For security distro with malware analysis, I would have expected to see something like opensnitch pre-installed, but no.
Overall:
A middle of the road distro that feels unfinished (unpolished)
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Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-25
Votes: 32
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A really good distro... an underrated pentesting distro of course. I see no reason for it not to become as popular as Kali and Parrot, and infact, it hits the sweet spot between minimalistic, user friendly and advance tools.
More love to this distro! Does great job!
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Latest Reviews
Project: BackBox Linux
Version: 8.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-21
Votes: 0
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Wonderful underrated distro!
I used it for about 2 years as my daily os not only for pentest. In my opinion is not true that is just a xubuntu clone, the only major things that have in common are the DE Xfce, ubuntu as base system and the access to ubuntu packages.
I found the system very clean and well organized, also the pentest tools are well organized and well filteted (is unuseful to have bunch of softwares that do the same thing).
Personally i prefere a clean and fast system, if i need more tools i'll install them from the repo (yes all other tools you need are in repos).
Very useful the possibility to use it from usb stick to make some forensic tests.
Of course imho there are also cons:
Last image is too big, (more than 6gb), the oldest releases are not availables on the website, installation on some systems can fail, Anonimization tool sometimes have problems and does not works.
There' s more to say but i suggest just to give it a try, maybe you'll be surprised ;)
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Project: BackBox Linux
Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-07-09
Votes: 23
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This distro may not be as flashy as some of the other "Pen Test" distros but it is a useful and easy to learn OS. the base install includes many of the standard tools of the trade. However, you can install and use other tools, of the trade, by doing what Linux is made for. Customization is easy and I personally have never had an issue with installing the base system in any way. Patches and updates are easy to manage and again being a DEB/Ubuntu means no mysteries or gotchas await the committed Linux user.
I am also to understand that another high profile "Pen Test" distro is a branch of BackBox.
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Project: BackBox Linux
Version: 8
Rating: 5
Date: 2022-11-17
Votes: 3
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This is basically what I call a "lazy distro". It is Xubuntu with an extra menu. Yes, that menu is well developed, but it is XFCE with Gnome Snaps.... Really?
Installation:
The installation would not go, until I realised it was UEFI install ONLY. You can install it on a non-UEFI system, but it fails to boot.
Use:
The tools are great, and let's face it, that is what you came for, but some eye candy can't hurt. What I mean by this is that some integration would have been nice. Maybe a unified theme or something?
For security distro with malware analysis, I would have expected to see something like opensnitch pre-installed, but no.
Overall:
A middle of the road distro that feels unfinished (unpolished)
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Project: BackBox Linux
Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-25
Votes: 32
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A really good distro... an underrated pentesting distro of course. I see no reason for it not to become as popular as Kali and Parrot, and infact, it hits the sweet spot between minimalistic, user friendly and advance tools.
More love to this distro! Does great job!
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