The BackBox Team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, the version 4.3!
This release includes features such as Linux Kernel 3.16 and Ruby 2.1.
The ISO images (32bit & 64bit) can be downloaded from the following location:
What's new
Preinstalled Linux Kernel 3.16
New Ubuntu 14.04.2 base
Ruby 2.1
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: beef-project, btscanner, dirs3arch, metasploit-framework, ophcrack, setoolkit, tor, weevely, wpscan, etc.
System requirements
32-bit or 64-bit processor
512 MB of system memory (RAM)
6 GB of disk space for installation
Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
DVD-ROM drive or USB port (2 GB)
Upgrade instructions
To upgrade from a previous version (BackBox 4.x) follow these instructions:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic-lts-utopic linux-headers-generic-lts-utopic linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic
sudo apt-get purge ri1.9.1 ruby1.9.1 ruby1.9.3 bundler
sudo gem cleanup
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/gems/1.*
sudo apt-get install backbox-default-settings backbox-desktop backbox-tools --reinstall
sudo apt-get install beef-project metasploit-framework whatweb wpscan setoolkit --reinstall
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge