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BackBox
Security-oriented Linux distribution

BackBox is a penetration test and security assessment oriented Ubuntu-based Linux distribution providing a network and informatic systems analysis toolkit. It includes a complete set of tools required for ethical hacking and security testing.

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Contents

The main aim of BackBox is providing an alternative, highly customizable and well performing system. BackBox uses the light window manager Xfce.3 It delivers a fast, effective, customizable and complete experience. It also has a very helpful community behind it.4

It includes some of the most used security and analysis Linux tools, aiming for a wide spread of goals, ranging from web application analysis to network analysis, from stress tests to sniffing, also including vulnerability assessment, computer forensic analysis and exploitation.

Part of the power of this distribution comes from its Launchpad repository core, constantly updated to the latest stable version of the most known and used ethical hacking tools. The integration and development of new tools in the distribution follows the open source community, particularly the Debian Free Software Guidelines criteria.

Releases

DateRelease
Sep 9, 2010BackBox Linux RC
Sep 3, 2011BackBox Linux 256
Jan 2, 2012BackBox Linux 2.017
Apr 24, 2012BackBox Linux 2.05
Oct 24, 2012BackBox Linux 3.089
Jan 23, 2013BackBox Linux 3.0110
May 23, 2013BackBox Linux 3.0511
Sep 20, 2013BackBox Linux 3.0912
Jan 16, 2014BackBox Linux 3.1313
Oct 11, 2014BackBox Linux 4.014
Jan 29, 2015BackBox Linux 4.115
Apr 27, 2015BackBox Linux 4.216
Jul 20, 2015BackBox Linux 4.31718
Oct 12, 2015BackBox Linux 4.41920
Jan 27, 2016BackBox Linux 4.521
Mar 08, 2016BackBox Linux 4.5.1
May 26, 2016BackBox Linux 4.6
December 8, 2016BackBox Linux 4.7
July 21, 2017BackBox Linux 522
March 9, 2018BackBox Linux 5.1
August 9, 2018BackBox Linux 5.2
February 18, 2019BackBox Linux 5.3
June 11, 2019BackBox Linux 623
May 15, 2020BackBox Linux 7
November 15, 2022BackBox Linux 824
November 9, 2023BackBox Linux 8.1
October 30, 2024BackBox Linux 925

Categories

BackBox Linux categories listed as follow:

Tools

More than 70 tools are included in BackBox:

References

  1. Lopez, Jose Maria (25 December 2018). "Linux, seguridad y análisis forense digital" [Linux, security and digital forensic analysis]. Hipertextual (in Spanish). Archived from the original (html) on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019. Bajo el nombre de BackBox encontramos una distribución Linux y la comunidad que la respalda. ¿Su objetivo? Divulgar y promover la cultura de la seguridad en entornos IT. https://web.archive.org/web/20190112203821/https://hipertextual.com/2018/12/linux-seguridad-analisis-forense-digital ↩

  2. "Endless OS, Crux, BackBox, Untangle e DragonFlyBSD têm novas versões" [Endless OS, Crux, BackBox, Untangle e DragonFlyBSD release new versions.]. Sempre updated (in Portuguese). 12 June 2019. Archived from the original (html) on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019. O BackBox Linux é uma distribuição baseada no Ubuntu desenvolvida para realizar testes de penetração e avaliações de segurança. https://web.archive.org/web/20190614150552/https://sempreupdate.com.br/endless-os-crux-backbox-untangle-e-dragonflybsd-tem-novas-versoes/3/ ↩

  3. Naranjo, David (12 June 2019). "Llega la nueva versión de BackBox Linux 6, basada en Ubuntu 18.04" [New version BackBox Linux 6, Ubuntu 18.04 based]. Ubunulog (in Spanish). Archived from the original (html) on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019. El objetivo principal de BackBox es proporcionar un sistema alternativo, altamente personalizable y con un buen rendimiento. BackBox utiliza el gestor de ventanas light Xfce . https://web.archive.org/web/20190614150758/https://ubunlog.com/llega-la-nueva-version-de-backbox-linux-6-basada-en-ubuntu-18-04/ ↩

  4. "Best Linux Distributions for Hacking and Penetration Testing". BackBox is a Ubuntu-based distro developed for the purposes of penetration testing and security assessment. https://www.itsfoss.com/linux-hacking-penetration-testing/ ↩

  5. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2". https://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=06870 ↩

  6. Security testing with BackBox 2 [LWN.net] https://www.lwn.net/Articles/457958/ ↩

  7. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2.01". https://www.thehackernews.com/2011/09/backbox-linux-2-released.html ↩

  8. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.0". https://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=07518 ↩

  9. BackBox Linux 3 review | LinuxBSDos.com https://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/10/29/backbox-linux-3-review/ ↩

  10. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.01". https://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=07680 ↩

  11. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.05". https://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=07878 ↩

  12. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.09". https://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=08064 ↩

  13. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.13". https://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=08256 ↩

  14. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.0". https://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=08639 ↩

  15. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.1". https://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=08789 ↩

  16. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.2". https://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=08919 ↩

  17. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.3". https://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=09020 ↩

  18. BackBox 4.3 review: Not just for penetration tests and security assessments | LinuxBSDos.com https://www.linuxbsdos.com/2015/07/28/backbox-4-3-review-not-just-for-penetration-tests-and-security-assessments/ ↩

  19. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.4". https://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=09138 ↩

  20. BackBox Linux 4.4 review | LinuxBSDos.com https://www.linuxbsdos.com/2015/10/17/backbox-linux-4-4-review/ ↩

  21. DistroWatch. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.5 (DistroWatch.com News)". distrowatch.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31. https://www.distrowatch.com/?newsid=09269 ↩

  22. DistroWatch (24 July 2017). "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 5 (FossBytes)". fossbytes.com. Retrieved 2021-09-25. https://www.fossbytes.com/backbox-linux-5-released-kali-alternative-download/ ↩

  23. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 6 released". https://www.linuxtechnews.com/backbox-linux-6-is-released-and-check-whats-new-in-this-release/ ↩

  24. "BackBox Linux 8 released!". BackBox.org Blog. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2023-03-20. https://blog.backbox.org/2022/11/15/backbox-linux-8-released/ ↩

  25. "BackBox Linux 9 released!". BackBox Linux. BackBox Linux. 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2025-02-22. https://blog.backbox.org/2024/10/30/backbox-linux-9-released/ ↩