BackBox Linux 1 RC - Penetration testing

[leofelix]

BackBox Linux 1 RC released!

The team is proud to announce the release of BackBox Linux 1 RC.

This new release is based on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, kernel Linux 2.6.32, Xfce 4.6.1 and features a lot of improvements.

A complete desktop experience, a simplified usage of the system resources making it suitable in situations where speed is a crucial factor.

The default theme mixes the elegance of a dark theme with the usability of a light theme.

Thanks to the software stored on our online repository, BackBox is designed to be an useful and simple tool for Penetration Testing.

The BackBox Linux 1 will comes in 32 & 64-bit, with ISOs for both architectures.

I have just installed into a Virtual Machine, not that bad.
Look at the menu, please

http://www.backbox.org/public/content/download

[johnshaw1917]

Thanks Leo! This looks interesting. I will have to give it a "test drive" when I get the chance.

[hellnoire]

Let me be quite vague... Backtrack's one of those distros that if you're using it, you're not always using it to your best interest...

I say that because a lot of friends will do that.

[Alboguy]

It looks like a good alternative to BackTrack. Thanks for sharing leo!

[dredge]

great, but I am thinking of which one is better-backbox or backtrack?

[hellnoire]

I read this as Backtrack... my comment still stands.

As for which is better, personally, I'd think this one might be better because it's not trying to load all the KDE-libs on startup.