BackBox Linux 4.0 released, Available for download

 

BackBox Linux 4.0 released, Available for download

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. It provides a minimal yet complete desktop environment, thanks to its own software repositories, which are always updated to the latest stable versions of the most often used and best-known ethical hacking tools.


What's new

• Preinstalled Linux Kernel 3.13
• New Ubuntu 14.04 base
• 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

System requirements

• 32-bit or 64-bit processor
• 512 MB of system memory (RAM)
• 4.5 GB of disk space for installation
• Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
• DVD-ROM drive or USB port (1.7 GB)

The BackBox team is sorry for the delayed release date, but the porting to the new Ubuntu 14.04 base required lots of work.

The ISO images (32bit & 64bit) can be downloaded from the following location:
http://www.backbox.org/downloads