BlackArch Linux is an Arch Linux-based distribution for penetration testers and security researchers. The repository contains 1981tools. You can install tools individually or in groups. BlackArch Linux is compatible with existing Arch installs.
ChangeLog:
- added more than 60 new tools
- added config files for i3-wm (BlackArch compatible))
- network stack tunings (sysctl + tuning.sh)
- added system/pacman clean-up script (consistency++)
- switched to terminus font (console, LXDM, WMs, x-terminals, ...)
- replaced second browser midori with chromium
- really, a lot of clean-ups and many tweaks!
- renamed ISO filename
- fixed awesome-wm quit/exit issue
- fixed system group and user failures
- fixed kernel module load failures
- update blackarch installer to version 0.7 (bugfix + many improvements)
- included linux kernel 4.16.12
- updated all blackarch tools and packages including config files
- updated all system packages
- updated all window manager menus (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
- re-add multilib
Download and Installation
BlackArch Linux only takes a moment to setup.
There are three ways to go:
- Install on an existing Arch machine.
- Use the live ISO.
- The live ISO comes with an installer (
blackarch-install). You can use the installer to install BlackArch to your hard disk.