BackBox Linux 3.13 released!

The BackBox Team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, the version 3.13.

This release include features such as Linux Kernel 3.11, EFI mode, Anonymous mode and armhf Debian packages.

The ISO images (32bit & 64bit) can be downloaded from the following location:

https://www.backbox.org/download

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

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)

Upgrade instructions

To upgrade from a previous version (BackBox v.3.09) follow these instructions:

sudo -s
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get install -f
apt-get install linux-generic-lts-saucy
apt-get install backbox-desktop backbox-minimal --reinstall

BackBox Linux 3.09 released!

The BackBox Team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, the version 3.09.

This release include features such as Linux Kernel 3.8, EFI mode, Anonymous mode and armhf Debian packages.

The ISO images (32bit & 64bit) can be downloaded from the following location:

https://www.backbox.org/download

What’s new

  • Preinstalled 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 preinstalled compat-wireless v3.8 with Aircrack-NG patch
  • Predisposition to ARM architecture (armhf Debian packages)
  • New and updated hacking tools (armitage, beef-project, binwalk, ettercap, hashcat, hydra, kismet, msf, nmap, openvas6, recon-ng, setoolkit, sqlmap, thc-ssl-dos, weevely, wireshark, zaproxy, etc.)

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 (1.6 GB)

BackBox Linux 3.05 released!

The BackBox Team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, the version 3.05. This release include features such as Linux Kernel 3.2, compat-wireless 3.8 (with Aircrack-NG patch) and Xfce 4.8.

The ISO images (32bit & 64bit) can be downloaded from the following location:

https://www.backbox.org/download

What’s new

  • System improvements
  • Upstream components
  • Bug corrections
  • Performance boost
  • Improved Update menu
  • Improved Wi-Fi drivers (compat-wireless v3.8 with Aircrack-NG patch)
  • Full support to Kernel 3.5 and 3.8 (install it with apt-get/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, etc.)

System requirements

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