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elpicx
The elpicx live DVD was a Ubuntu and Fedora-based live Linux system with a single goal - to help students to prepare for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) certification exam by providing several test emulators as well as a number of LPI reference cards, study notes, preparation guides and exercises. Available in English and German.
Status: Discontinued
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2012-03-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackTrack 5 R2 |
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The second revision of BackTrack 5, an Ubuntu-based distribution with a collection of tools for penetration testing and ethical hacking, has been released: "After months of development, bug fixes, upgrades, and the addition of 42 new tools, we are happy to announce that the full release of BackTrack 5 R2 available for download now. Running our custom-built 3.2.6 kernel with the best wireless support available, this is our fastest and best release of BackTrack yet. In the past few weeks, we have had a flood of submissions to our BackTrack Redmine tracker with submissions for many new tools and dozens of packages that needed to be updated and this has helped to make this one of the strongest releases we've ever had." Here is the full release announcement. Download links: BT5R2-GNOME-32.iso (2,588MB, MD5, torrent), BT5R2-KDE-32.iso (2,673MB, MD5, torrent), BT5R2-GNOME-64.iso (2,634MB, MD5, torrent), BT5R2-KDE-64.iso (2,681MB, MD5, torrent).
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About Kali
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Kali Linux (formerly known as BackTrack) is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. It features timely security updates, support for the ARM architecture, a choice of four popular desktop environments, and seamless upgrades to newer versions.
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2024-09-11 |
Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2024.3 |
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. Version 2024.3 of the distribution offers support for Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC and includes eleven new tools. This distribution also begins the work on migrating to a new, significant Python update. "The summary of the changelog since the 2024.2 release from June is: Qualcomm NetHunter Pro Devices - Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC now supported; new Tools - 11x new tools in your arsenal. Our focus has been on a lot of behind the scenes updates and optimizations since the last release. There have been some messy migrations, with multiple stacks, all interrelating. After the t64 transition finished up, it was straight into multiple other transitions - GCC 14, glibc 2.40 and Python 3.12. This last one is the most significant. This new Python release removed some long-deprecated APIs, breaking a fair number of packages. We have been busy fixing it all, we are almost there, Python 3.12 will be the default in the next version of Kali, 2024.4." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): kali-linux-2024.3-installer-amd64.iso (4,129MB, torrent), kali-linux-2024.3-installer-netinst-amd64.iso (484MB, torrent). |
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2024-06-05 |
Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2024.2 |
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. The project has published its second release of 2024 which brings fixes for the 2038 time bug along with updates to the GNOME and Xfce desktops: "Roughly every half-year, there is a new version bump for the GNOME desktop environment. Of which, Kali 2024.2 brings the latest version, GNOME 46. As you would expect, this is a more polished experience following the work introduced in previous versions. All themes and extensions have been updated to support the new shell. Xfce desktop changes: We are excited to announce updates to the Xfce desktop, specifically for Kali-Undercover and HiDPI modes. These updates enhance stability and include several minor bug fixes, ensuring better support for the latest desktop improvements. New tools in Kali: There has not been a single Kali release without any new shiny tools added, and this release is no exception. We are overjoyed that there have been multiple tools packaged up from the community, which are now in Kali too!" The project's release announcement offers additional details and screenshots. Download (SHA256, pkglist): kali-linux-2024.2-installer-amd64.iso (4,113MB, torrent), kali-linux-2024.2-installer-netinst-amd64.iso (495MB). |
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2024-02-28 |
Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2024.1 |
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. The project has published its first snapshot of the year, Kali Linux 2024.1. The release announcement outlines the distribution's latest changes: "Hello 2024! Today we are unveiling Kali Linux 2024.1. As this is our the first release of the year, it does include new visual elements! Along with this we also have some exciting new mirrors to talk about, and of course some package changes - both new tools and upgrades to existing ones. If you want to see the new theme for yourself and maybe try out one of those new mirrors, download a new image or upgrade if you have an existing Kali Linux installation. The summary of the changelog since the 2023.4 release from December is: Micro Mirror Free Software CDN - FCIX Software Mirror reached out offering to host our images, and we said yes. 2024 Theme Refresh - Our yearly theme refresh with all new wallpapers and GRUB theme. Other Desktop Environment Changes - A few new tweaks to our default environments. NetHunter Updates - NetHunter Rootless for Android 14, Bad Bluetooth HID attacks, and other updates. New Tools - As always, various new shiny tools!" Download (SHA256, pkglist): kali-linux-2024.1-installer-amd64.iso (3,912MB, torrent), kali-linux-2024.1-installer-netinst-amd64.iso (492MB, torrent). |
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2023-12-06 |
Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2023.4 |
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. The project's latest snapshot is Kali Linux 2023.4 which features a number of usability improvements, many of them courtesy of GNOME 45: "With GNOME 45 hot off the press, Kali Linux is now supporting it! And is looking pretty in the process! For people who opt to use GNOME as their desktop environment, GNOME 45 is now here! If you do not read their changelog, below is a quick summary mixed with some of our tweaks: Full-height sidebars in many updated apps; highly improved speed of search in nautilus file manager; unfortunately the update for Nautilus was not ready for this release, but it will arrive as a later update soon; improved settings app (gnome-control-center); updated color-schemes for gnome-text-editor; updated themes for shell, libadwaita, gtk-3 and gtk-4; updated gnome-shell extensions; shell updates, including a new workspace indicator, replacing the previous Activities button; it is also possible to scroll your mouse wheel while hovering over the indicator to switch between workspaces." Additional information is provided in the distribution's release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): kali-linux-2023.4-installer-amd64.iso (4,040MB, torrent), kali-linux-2023.4-installer-netinst-amd64.iso (472MB, torrent). |
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2023-08-24 |
Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2023.3 |
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. The project's latest release is Kali Linux 2023.3. "Today we are delighted to introduce our latest release of Kali, 2023.3. This release blog post does not have the most features in it, as a lot of the changes have been behind-the-scenes, which brings a huge benefit to us and an indirect positive effect to you as end-users. It always goes without saying, but there are a number of new packages and tools as well as the standard updates. If you want to see what's new for yourself download or upgrade if you have an existing Kali Linux installation. The highlights of the changelog since the 2023.2 release from May: Internal Infrastructure - Major stack changes is under way; Kali Autopilot - The automation attack framework has had an major overhaul; New Tools - 9 new tools added this time round! With the release of Debian 12 which came out this summer, we took this opportunity to re-work, re-design, and re-architecture our infrastructure. It is as massive as it sounds, and should not be a surprise that its not yet complete! This is where a good amount of our focus has been for this release-cycle (and also the next one unfortunately)." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist)): kali-linux-2023.3-installer-amd64.iso (4,000MB, torrent), kali-linux-2023.3-installer-netinst-amd64.iso (468MB, torrent). |
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2023-03-13 |
Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2023.1 |
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. The project's latest release, Kali Linux 2023.1, introduces a few new features, including defensive (purple) tools and Python virtual environments. "There are times where apt may not work for you, such as if there is not yet a Debian package or what is in our network repository is outdated. Look, we get it. You may need the latest version of a Python library and thus pulling from Pip gives you what you are after. However, there are then repercussions of files getting added / updated / removed which either package manager is not aware of. Things may not break straight away, but they might. An example could be when either package manager has an update of the module, or you try and install a module using the other ecosystem. Enter venv (Virtual environment). This creates an area which is completely independent." Details on these and other changes can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): kali-linux-2023.1-installer-amd64.iso (3,696MB, torrent, pkglist), kali-linux-2023.1-live-amd64.iso (3,981MB, torrent). |
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2022-12-06 |
Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2022.4 |
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. The Kali team has released Kali Linux 2022.4 which officially brings the distribution to the PinePhone along with several new utilities: "Before the year is over, we thought it was best to get the final 2022 release out. Today we are publishing Kali Linux 2022.4. This is ready for immediate download or updating existing installations. It would not be a Kali release if there were not any new tools added. A quick rundown of what has been added (to the network repositories): bloodhound.py - a Python based ingestor for BloodHound; certipy - a tool for Active Directory Certificate Services enumeration and abuse; hak5-wifi-coconut - a user-space driver for USB Wi-Fi NICs and the Hak5 Wi-Fi Coconut; ldapdomaindump - Active Directory information dumper via LDAP; peass-ng - a privilege escalation tools for Windows and Linux/Unix and macOS; rizin-cutter - a reverse engineering platform powered by rizin. These are new tools, there are numerous updates to the existing tools." Additional information and screenshots can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): kali-linux-2022.4-installer-amd64.iso (3,621MB, torrent), kali-linux-2022.4-installer-netinst-amd64.iso (448MB, torrent). |
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2022-08-09 |
Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2022.3 |
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. The project's latest release is Kali Linux 2022.3 which includes a number of new tools. "In light of 'Hacker Summer Camp 2022' (BlackHat USA, BSides LV and DEFCON) occurring right now, we wanted to push out Kali Linux 2022.3 as a nice surprise for everyone to enjoy. With the publishing of this blog post, we have the download links ready for immediate access, or you can update any existing installation. It would not be a Kali release if there were not any new tools added. A quick rundown of what has been added (to the network repositories): BruteShark - network analysis tool; DefectDojo - open-source application vulnerability correlation and security orchestration tool; phpsploit - stealth post-exploitation framework; shellfire - exploiting LFI/RFI and command injection vulnerabilities; SprayingToolkit - password spraying attacks against Lync/S4B, OWA and O365. There have been numerous packages updates as well." Additional information, including infrastructure changes and documentation updates, can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA56): kali-linux-2022.3-installer-amd64.iso (2,989MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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2022-05-16 |
Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2022.2 |
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. The prject has published a new version, Kali Linux 2022.2, which features the GNOME 42 desktop, along with KDE Plasma 5.24 as an alternative user interface. "Like for every (almost) half-year, there is a new version bump for the GNOME desktop environment. Kali 2022.2 brings the new version, GNOME 42, which is a more polished experienced following the work previously introduced in versions 40 and 41. The shell theme now includes a more modern look, removing the arrows from the pop-up menus and using more rounded edges. In addition, we’ve upgraded and tweaked the dash-to-dock extension, making it integrate better with the new look and fixing some bugs." Additional information, a list of new features, and screenshots of the light and dark themes can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): kali-linux-2022.2-installer-amd64.iso (2,807MB, torrent), kali-linux-2022.2-installer-netinst-amd64.iso (415MB, torrent). |
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