BlackArch Linux 2018.12.01 Release: Linux kernel 4.19.4, added more than 150 new tools, more…

                      BlackArch Linux is an open source distribution of Linux derived from the lightweight and powerful Arch Linux operating system and designed from the ground up to be used by security professionals for penetration testing tasks.

The repository contains more than 2050 tools. You can install tools individually or in groups. BlackArch Linux is compatible with existing Arch installs. For more information, see the installation instructions.


Download and Installation

BlackArch Linux only takes a moment to set up.

There are three ways to go:

1. Install on an existing Arch machine.
2. Use the live ISO.
3. The ISOs come with an installer (blackarch-install). You can use the installer to install BlackArch to your hard disk.

ChangeLog 2018.12.01:

• added more than 150 new tools
• enabled wicd service by default
• removed dwm window manager
• removed wmii window manager
• added bactl package (script to config and setup BlackArch environment)
• included every tool of BlackArch except: cuda-/oclhashcat, vmcloak, theZoo
• included linux kernel 4.19.4
• included wordlistctl (https://github.com/BlackArch/wordlistctl))
• updated blackarch-installer to v1.0.3
• updated default ISO files (synced with archiso’s template)
• package QAs (runtime checks) were performed prior the ISO build
• updated all blackarch tools and packages including config files
• updated all system packages
• updated all window manager menus (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
• re-add multilib

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