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Ging was a live CD distribution based on Debian GNU/kFreeBSD (which was based on Debian, GNU and the kernel of FreeBSD). Ging consists entirely of free software as per Debian Free Software Guidelines, and has a commitment to remain this way.
Status: Discontinued
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2024-10-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 9 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 9 un updated build of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution featuring a collection of ethical hacking tools. This release continues updates the base system to the the long-term supported Ubuntu 24.04 and uses the 6.8 Linux kernel: "BackBox Linux 9 released. The BackBox team is happy to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, version 9, code name 'Noble Numbat'. As usual, this major release includes many updates. These include new kernel, updated tools and some structural changes with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. What's new: updated Linux kernel 6.8; updated desktop environment; updated hacking tools; updated anonymous mode. System requirements: 64-bit processor; 1,024 MB of system memory (RAM); 30 GB of disk space for installation; graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution; DVD-ROM drive or USB port. The ISO image for 64bit architecture can be downloaded from the official web site download section." Here is the brief release announcement. BackBox Linux 9 is available for download from several mirror sites listed on download page: backbox-9-desktop-amd64.iso (6,221MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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2023-11-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 8.1 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 8.1 un updated build of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution with an extensive collection of the most popular and best known ethical hacking tools. The new release continues to be based on the long-term supported Ubuntu 22.04, but includes an updated Linux kernel 5.15 and some bug fixes: "BackBox Linux 8.1 released. The BackBox team is happy to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, version 8.1, code name 'Sara'. In this release, we have addressed a few minor bugs, updated the kernel stack and base system, and enhanced our hacking tools. What’s new: updated Linux Kernel 5.15; updated desktop environment; updated hacking tools; updated ISO Hybrid with UEFI support. System requirements: 64-bit processor; 1,024 MB of system memory (RAM); 30 GB of disk space for installation; graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution; DVD-ROM drive or USB port. The ISO image for 64bit architecture can be downloaded from the official web site download section." Here is the brief release announcement. The new release can be downloaded from the distribution's download page: backbox-8.1-desktop-amd64.iso (4,206MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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2022-11-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 8 |
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BackBox Linux is an Ubuntu-based distribution developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. The project's latest release is BackBox Linux 8 which is based on Ubuntu 22.04. The release announcement lists the short list of new features: "The BackBox team is happy to announce the new major release of BackBox Linux, version 8, code name 'Sara'. As usual, this major release includes many updates. These include new kernel, updated tools and some structural changes with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. What's new: updated Linux kernel 5.15; updated desktop environment; updated hacking tools; updated ISO Hybrid with UEFI support. System requirements: 64-bit processor; 1024MB of system memory (RAM); 20GB of disk space for installation; graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution; DVD-ROM drive or USB port (3GB)." Download (SHA256): backbox-8-desktop-amd64.iso (3,952MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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2020-05-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 7 |
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BackBox Linux is an Ubuntu-based distribution developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. The distribution's latest release is BackBox 7 which is based on Ubuntu's 20.04 long-term support release. The distribution now features version 5.4 of the Linux kernel and Xfce 4.14. "The BackBox team, ten years after its first release, is happy to announce the new major release of BackBox Linux, version 7. As usual, this major release includes many updates. These include new kernel, updated tools and some structural changes with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. What's new? Updated Linux kernel 5.4; updated desktop environment; updated hacking tools; updated hybrid ISO image with UEFI support. System requirements: 64-bit processor; 1,024 MB of system memory (RAM); 20 GB of disk space for installation; graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution; DVD-ROM drive or USB port (3GB). The ISO image for the 64-bit architecture can be downloaded from the official web site's download section." Further details can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256): backbox-7-desktop-amd64.iso (2,528MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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2019-06-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 6 |
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BackBox Linux is an Ubuntu-based distribution developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. It is designed to be fast and easy to use and features the Xfce desktop environment. The project's latest release is BackBox Linux 6 which features an updated kernel, UEFI support, and offers several years of support through Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) repositories. "The BackBox team is happy to announce the new major release of BackBox Linux, version 6. As usual, this major release includes many updates. These include new kernel, updated tools and some structural changes with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. What's new: updated Linux kernel 4.18; updated desktop environment; updated hacking tools; updated hybrid ISO images with UEFI support. System requirements: 32-bit or 64-bit processor; 1,024MB of system memory (RAM); 10GB of disk space for installation; graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution; DVD-ROM drive or USB port (3GB). The ISO images for both 32-bit and 64-bit processors can be downloaded from the official web site download section." Further information can be found in the distribution's release announcement. Download pkglist): backbox-6-desktop-amd64.iso (2,393MB, SHA256, torrent), backbox-6-desktop-i386.iso (2,407MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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2017-07-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 5 |
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BackBox Linux is an Ubuntu-based distribution designed for penetration testing and security evaluations. The Backbox distribution is designed to be fast and easy to use with a wide collection of security utilities. It provides a minimal yet complete desktop environment The BackBox project has announced the release of a new version, BackBox 5. The new version features Linux 4.8, several updated tools and builds for 32-bit and 64-bit x86 computers. The release announcement shares the following details: "The BackBox Team proudly announces the major release of BackBox Linux version 5. It took long due to several development processes, but we worked hard and got through it. In this major release we made some structural changes, we removed outdated tools and added new ones. What's new? New logo and identity; updated Linux kernel 4.8; updated all hacking tools. System requirements: 32-bit or 64-bit processor; 1,024 MB of system memory (RAM); 10 GB of disk space for installation; graphics card capable of 800×600 pixel resolution; DVD-ROM drive or USB port (3 GB)." Download (SHA256) the BackBox Linux 5 live DVD image from here: backbox-5-amd64.iso (2,186MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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2016-12-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.7 |
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BackBox Linux is an Ubuntu-based distribution used for security assessment and penetration testing. The project has released a new stable version, BackBox Linux 4.7, which upgrades key components and fixes several bugs. "The BackBox team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, version 4.7. We thought to release a new minor version to give our users the opportunity to have a stable and up-to-date system until the next official major release, i.e. BackBox 5, still under development. In this release we have fixed some minor bugs, updated the kernel stack, base system and tools. The ISO images for 32-bit and 64-bit can be downloaded from the official web site download section. What's new? Updated Linux kernel 4.4; updated hacking tools - beef, Metasploit, OpenVAS, SE Toolkit, sqlmap, WPScan." Existing BackBox 4.x users can upgrade to the latest release rather than perform a fresh installation. Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256) the live DVD image from here: backbox-4.7-amd64.iso (2,358MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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2016-05-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.6 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 4.6, a new version of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution containing a large collection of security tools designed for penetration testing and forensic analysis: "The BackBox team is pleased to announce the last of 4.x minor releases - BackBox Linux 4.6. In this release we have fixed some minor bugs, configured Ruby 2.2 as the default Ruby, updated the base system and tools. What's new? Updated Linux kernel 4.2; updated Ruby 2.2; updated hacking tools - Beef, dirsearch, Metasploit, OpenVAS, SE Toolkit, Volatility, WPScan, wxHexEditor and YARA. System requirements: 32-bit or 64-bit processor; 512 MB of system memory (RAM); 10 GB of disk space for installation; fraphics card capable of 800×600 resolution; DVD-ROM drive or USB port (3 GB)." Here is the brief release announcement with upgrade instructions. The new version of BackBox Linux is available for download from this mirror in Italy: backbox-4.6-amd64.iso (2,270MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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2016-01-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.5 |
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The BackBox development team has announced the release of BackBox Linux 4.5. BackBox is an Ubuntu-based distribution developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. The new release features an updated Linux kernel (version 4.2) and security tools such as Automotive Analysis and OpenVAS. "The BackBox team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, the version 4.5. In this release we have some special new features included to keep BackBox up to date with the latest developments in the security world. Tools such as OpenVAS and Automotive Analysis will make a big difference. BackBox 4.5 comes also with kernel 4.2. What's new? System improvements; upstream components; bug corrections; performance boost; improved anonymous mode; new and updated hacking tools - wpscan, knockpy, nmap, zaproxy, set, guymanager, sqlmap...." Further information, including system requirements and upgrade instructions, can be found in the project's release announcement for BackBox Linux 4.5. Download (SHA256): backbox-4.5-amd64.iso (2,205MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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2015-10-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.4 |
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The BackBox development team has announced the launch of BackBox Linux 4.4. BackBox is a penetration and security assessment distribution based on Ubuntu and this latest release contains some fresh security tools and package upgrades. "The BackBox team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, the version 4.4. In this release we have some special new features included to keep BackBox up to date with last developments in security world. Tools such as OpenVAS and Automotive Analysis will make a big difference. BackBox 4.4 comes also with Linux kernel 3.19. What's new: preinstalled Linux kernel 3.19, new Ubuntu 14.04.3 base, Ruby 2.1, installer with LVM and full disk encryption options, handy Thunar custom actions, RAM wipe at shutdown/reboot..." This release is based on Ubuntu 14.04.3, supports full disk encryption and includes a RAM wipe feature. Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5): backbox-4.4-amd64.iso (2,178MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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2015-07-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.3 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 4.3, the latest stable build of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution containing a collection of utilities designed to perform penetration testing and forensic analysis tasks: "The BackBox Team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, version 4.3. This release includes features such as Linux kernel 3.16 and Ruby 2.1. What's new? Preinstalled Linux kernel 3.16; new Ubuntu 14.04.2 base; Ruby 2.1; installer with LVM and full disk encryption options; handy Thunar custom actions; RAM wipe at shutdown/reboot; system improvements; upstream components; bug corrections; performance boost; improved anonymous mode; predisposition to ARM architecture (armhf Debian packages); predisposition to BackBox Cloud platform; new and updated hacking tools: beef-project, btscanner, dirs3arch, metasploit-framework, ophcrack, setoolkit, tor, weevely, wpscan." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information, system requirements and upgrade instructions. Download: backbox-4.3-amd64.iso (1,927MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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2015-04-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.2 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 4.2, the latest stable build of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution dedicated to penetration testing and forensic analysis: "The BackBox team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, version 4.2! This release includes features such as Linux Kernel 3.16 and Ruby 2.1. What's new: preinstalled Linux kernel 3.16; new Ubuntu 14.04.2 base; Ruby 2.1; installer with LVM and full disk encryption options; handy Thunar custom actions; RAM wipe at shutdown and reboot; system improvements; upstream components; bug corrections; performance boost; improved anonymous mode; predisposition to ARM architecture (armhf Debian packages); predisposition to BackBox Cloud platform. New and updated hacking tools: beef-project, crunch, fang, galleta, jd-gui, metasploit-framework, pasco, pyew, rifiuti2, setoolkit, theharvester, tor, torsocks, volatility, weevely, whatweb, wpscan, xmount, yara, zaproxy." Read the rest of the release announcement for system requirements and upgrade instructions. Download the new BackBox Linux live DVD image from here: backbox-4.2-amd64.iso (1,871MB, MD5, torrent, pkglist). |
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2015-01-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.1 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 4.1, an updated build of the Ubuntu LTS-based distribution designed for penetration testing and forensic analysis tasks: "The BackBox Team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, the version 4.1. This release includes features such as Linux kernel 3.13, EFI mode, anonymous mode, LVM + disk encryption installer, privacy additions and armhf Debian packages. What's new: new Ubuntu 14.04.1 base; handy Thunar custom actions; RAM wipe at shutdown and reboot; system improvements; upstream components; bug corrections; performance boost; improved anonymous mode; predisposition to ARM architecture (armhf Debian packages); predisposition to BackBox Cloud platform; new and updated hacking tools." See the release announcement for system requirements and upgrade instructions. Download the BackBox Linux 4.1 live DVD image from here: backbox-4.1-amd64.iso (1,920MB, MD5, torrent, pkglist). |
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2014-10-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.0 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 4.0, a major new version of the distribution designed for penetration testing - now based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: "The BackBox team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, version 4.0. This release includes features such as Linux kernel 3.13, EFI mode, anonymous mode, LVM + disk encryption installer, privacy additions and armhf Debian packages. What's new? New Ubuntu 14.04 base; handy Thunar custom actions; RAM wipe at shutdown and reboot; system improvements; upstream components; bug corrections; performance boost; improved anonymous mode; predisposition to ARM architecture (armhf Debian packages); predisposition to BackBox Cloud platform; new and updated hacking tools." Read the complete release announcement for system requirements and other information. Download: backbox-4.0-amd64.iso (1,824MB, MD5, torrent, pkglist). |
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2014-01-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.13 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 3.13, an updated version of the project's Ubuntu-based specialist distribution designed for penetration testing and security assessment: "The BackBox team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, the version 3.13. This release includes features such as Linux kernel 3.13, EFI mode, anonymous mode and armhf Debian packages. What's new? Preinstalled Linux kernel 3.11; system improvements; upstream components; bug corrections; performance boost; improved Update menu; improved Forensic menu; predisposition to ARM architecture (armhf Debian packages); predisposition to BackBox Cloud platform; new and updated hacking tools. To upgrade from a previous version (BackBox Linux 3.09) follow these instructions." Read the rest of the release announcement which includes system requirements and upgrade instructions. Download: backbox-3.13-amd64.iso (1,746MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2013-09-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.09 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 3.09, an Ubuntu-based distribution with a large number of software tools designed for penetration testing and security assessment: "The BackBox team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, version 3.09. This release includes features such as Linux kernel 3.8, EFI mode, anonymous mode and armhf Debian packages. What's new: pre-installed Linux kernel 3.8; system improvements; upstream components; bug corrections; performance boost; improved Update menu; improved Forensic menu; new Anonymous mode (Tor transparent proxy); removed pre-installed compat-wireless 3.8 with Aircrack-NG patch; predisposition to ARM architecture (armhf Debian packages); new and updated hacking tools (Armitage, BeEF, binwalk, Ettercap, Hashcat, Hydra, Hismet, MSF, Nmap, OpenVAS, Recon-ng, SE Toolkit....)" Here is the brief release announcement with system requirements. Download: backbox-3.09-amd64.iso (1,633MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2013-05-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.05 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 3.05, an updated version of the project's Ubuntu-based specialist distribution designed for penetration testing and security assessments: "The BackBox team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, version 3.05. This release includes features such as Linux kernel 3.2, compat-wireless 3.8 (with Aircrack-ng patch) and Xfce 4.8. What's new? System improvements; upstream components bug corrections; performance boost; improved Update menu; improved Wi-Fi dirvers (compat-wireless 3.8 with Aircrack-NG patch); full support for Linux kernel 3.5 and 3.8 (install it with apt-get or Synaptic); predisposition to ARM architecture (new armhf.iso coming soon); new and updated hacking tools (Automater, inundator, Ettercap, Wireshark, SE Toolkit, Metasploit, sqlmap, BeEF, Recon-ng, zaproxy, Weevely, THC-IPV6, truecrack, Hashcat)." Here is the full release announcement with system requirements. Download (MD5): backbox-3.05-amd64.iso (1,587MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2013-01-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.01 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 3.01, an updated version of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution and live DVD with a collection of penetration testing, incident response, computer forensics and intelligence gathering tools: "The BackBox team is pleased to announce an updated release of BackBox Linux, version 3.01. This release includes features such as Linux kernel 3.2 and Xfce 4.8. The ISO images (for 32-bit and 64-bit architectures) can be downloaded from the download page. What's new? System improvements; upstream components; bug corrections; performance boost; improved auditing menu; improved Wi-Fi drivers (compat-wireless Aircrack patched); new and updated hacking tools (e.g. backfuzz, Beef, Bluediving, cvechecker, HTExploit, Metasploit, set, sqlmap, WebSploit, Weevely, WPScan, zaproxy, etc.)" Read the full release announcement for system requirements. Download (MD5): backbox-3.01-amd64.iso (1,381MB, torrent). |
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2012-10-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.0 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 3.0, a specialist Ubuntu-based live DVD designed for penetration testing and forensic analysis tasks: "The BackBox team is pleased to announce the major release of BackBox Linux, version 3.0. The major release include features such as Linux kernel 3.2 and Xfce 4.8. Apart from the system major upgrade, all auditing tools are up to date as well. What's new: system upgrade; bug corrections; performance boost; improved start menu; improved Wi-Fi drivers (compat-wireless aircrack patched); new and updated hacking tools. System requirements: 32-bit or 64-bit processor; 512 MB of system memory; 4.4 GB of disk space for installation; graphics card capable of 800x600 pixel resolution; DVD-ROM drive or USB port." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: backbox-3.0-i386.iso (1,099MB, MD5), backbox-3.0-amd64.iso (1,100MB, MD5). |
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2012-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2.05 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 2.05, an updated version of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution designed to perform penetration tests and security assessments: "The BackBox team is proud to announce the release 2.05 of BackBox Linux. The new release includes features such as Ubuntu 11.04, Linux kernel 2.6.38 and Xfce 4.8.0. What's new: system upgrade; bug corrections; performance boost; improved start menu; improved WiFi driver (compat-wireless aircrack patched); new hacking tools - Creepy, fern-wifi-cracker, Joomscan, Pyrit, Reaver, Xplico; updated tools - Crunch, Fimap, Hydra, MagicTree, Metasploit... System requirements: 32-bit or 64-bit processor; 256 MB of system memory (RAM); 4.4 GB of disk space for installation; graphics card capable of 800x600 resolution; DVD-ROM drive or USB port." Here is the brief release announcement. Download links: backbox-2.05-i386.iso (986MB, MD5, torrent), backbox-2.05-amd64.iso (998MB, MD5, torrent).
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2012-01-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2.01 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 2.01, an Ubuntu-based distribution and live DVD tailored to penetration testing and security assessment tasks: "The BackBox team is proud to announce the release 2.01 of BackBox Linux.The new release includes features such as Ubuntu 11.04, Linux Kernel 2.6.38 and Xfce 4.8.0. What's new: system upgrade; performance boost; new look; improved start menu; bug corrections; new sections such as Forensic Analysis, Documentation & Reporting and Reverse Engineering; new hacking tools and updated tools such as Dradis 2.8, ettercap 0.7.4.2, John the Ripper 1.7.8, Metasploit 4.2, Nmap 5.51, SET 2.5.2, Sleuth Kit 3.2.1, w3af 1.0, weevely 0.5, Wireshark 1.6.3." Here is the full release announcement with system requirements. Download (MD5) the live DVD images from here: backbox-2.01-i386.iso (972MB, torrent), backbox-2.01-amd64.iso (995MB, torrent).
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2011-09-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 2, an Ubuntu-based distribution developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments, and containing some of the best and most widely-used ethical hacking tools: "The BackBox team is proud to announce the release of BackBox Linux 2. BackBox 2 features the following upstream components: Ubuntu 11.04, Linux kernel 2.6.38 and Xfce 4.8.0. What's new: system upgrade, performance boost, new look and feel, improved start menu, Bug fixes, hacking tools new or updated. Three new sections: vulnerability assessment, forensic analysis and VoIP analysis. System requirements: 32-bit or 64-bit processor, 256 MB of system memory (RAM), 2 GB of disk space for installation, graphics card capable of 800x600 resolution, DVD-ROM drive or USB port." For more details please see the full release announcement. Download (MD5): backbox-2-i386.iso (913MB), backbox-2-amd64.iso (945MB).
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