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BlackArch Linux is an Arch Linux-based distribution designed for penetration testers and security researchers. It is supplied as a live DVD image that comes with several lightweight window managers, including Fluxbox, Openbox, Awesome and spectrwm. It ships with over a thousand specialist tools for penetration testing and forensic analysis.



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Average visitor rating: 9/10 from 4 review(s).


Antergos Summary
Distribution BlackArch Linux
Home Page http://blackarch.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums --
Alternative User Forums
Documentation http://blackarch.org/guide.html
Screenshots --
Screencasts
Download Mirrors http://blackarch.org/downloads.htmlDistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker https://github.com/BlackArch/blackarch/issues
Related Websites  
Reviews 2016.x: LWN
Where To Donate, Buy, or Try

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2020-12-01: Distribution Release: BlackArch Linux 2020.12.01
 • 2020-05-29: Distribution Release: BlackArch Linux 2020.06.01
 • 2019-12-29: Distribution Release: BlackArch Linux 2020.01.01
 • 2019-08-28: Distribution Release: BlackArch Linux 2019.09.01
 • 2019-05-24: Distribution Release: BlackArch Linux 2019.06.01
 • 2018-11-30: Distribution Release: BlackArch Linux 2018.12.01
 • 2018-06-01: Distribution Release: BlackArch Linux 2018.06.01
 • 2017-11-24: Distribution Release: BlackArch Linux 2017.11.24
 • 2017-08-30: Distribution Release: BlackArch Linux 2017.08.30
 • 2017-03-02: Distribution Release: BlackArch Linux 2017.03.01
 • 2016-12-21: Distribution Release: BlackArch Linux 2016.12.20
 • 2016-08-19: Distribution Release: BlackArch Linux 2016.08.19
 • More BlackArch releases...

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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
Feature 2021.09.01 2020.12.01 2019.09.01
Release Date 2021-08-17 2020-12-01 2019-08-28
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 886-18000 700-15000 600-16000
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode
Default Desktop Fluxbox Fluxbox Fluxbox
Package Management Pacman Pacman Pacman
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite -- -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems      
Multilingual      
Asian Language Support      
Full Package List 2021.09.01 2020.12.01 2019.09.01
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.2.5.1 1.2.4 1.1.9
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- --
bash (5.2.21) 5.1 5.0 5.0
bind (9.18.21) 9.16.19 9.16.8 --
chromium (121.0.6167.139) 92.0.4515.131 87.0.4280.66 76.0.3809.100
cups (2.4.7) -- 2.3.3 --
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.2 4.4.2 4.4.1
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.46.3 1.45.6 1.45.3
firefox (122.0) 91.0 83.0 68.0.2
freetype (2.13.2) 2.10.4 2.10.4 2.10.1
gcc (13.2.0) 11.1.0 10.2.0 9.1.0
gimp (2.10.36) -- -- --
glibc (2.39) 2.33 2.32 2.29
gnome-shell (45.3) -- -- --
gnucash (5.5) -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.56) -- -- --
grub (2.12) 2.06 2.04 2.04
gtk (4.12.5) -- 3.24.23 3.24.10
httpd (2.4.58) 2.4.48 2.4.46 2.4.41
inkscape (1.3.1) -- -- --
k3b (23.08.4) -- -- --
kmod (31) 29 27 26
krita (5.2.2) -- -- --
LibreOffice (24.2.0) -- -- --
linux (6.7.3) 5.13.10 5.9.11 5.2.9
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- --
mariadb (11.1.3) -- 10.5.8 10.4.7
mate-desktop (1.26.2) -- -- --
mesa (24.0.0) 21.1.6 20.2.3 19.1.5
mysql (8.3.0) -- -- --
nautilus (45.2.1) -- -- --
NVIDIA (545.29.06) -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- 3.6.1 3.6.1
openjdk (21.0.2) -- 14.0.2 12.0.2
openssh (9.6p1) 8.6p1 8.4p1 8.0p1
openssl (3.2.1) 1.1.1k 1.1.1h 1.1.1c
perl (5.38.2) 5.34.0 5.32.0 5.30.0
php (8.3.2) 8.0.9 7.4.13 7.3.8
plasma-desktop (5.27.10) -- -- --
postfix (3.8.5) -- 3.5.8 3.4.6
postgresql (16.1) 13.3 12.5 11.5
Python (3.12.1) 3.9.6 3.8.6 3.7.4
qt (6.6.1) 5.15.2 5.15.2 5.13.0
samba (4.19.4) 4.14.6 4.13.2 4.10.6
systemd (255.3) 249.3 246.6 242
thunderbird (115.7.0) -- -- --
vim (9.1) 8.2 8.2 8.1
vlc (3.0.20) -- -- --
wayland (1.22.0) 1.19.0 1.18.0 1.17.0
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.16.0 -- --
xorg-server (21.1.11) 1.20.13 1.20.9 1.20.5


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Version: 2021.09.01
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-10-06
Votes: 6


Really best sec distro ever.... lots of all apps included, some troubles to configure compatibility, and continuous updates keyring setup.
Like all arch distro is extensively documented in arch forum, I try Kali and Parrot, and never change from archlinux with bspwm. Only for try endeavour with blackarch repository on I3 similar experience.

Advantages: Really higly configurable and customized ways to all use
Disadvanatages: Need advanced user of arch for manage settings and potential of distro


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Version: 2021.09.01
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-09-07
Votes: 0


I just installed bl4ck4rch in my manjaro & I love it :)
my pc: acer aspire a315-51/ 4gb ram/ 500gb hdd
It's cool we can use it with any arch distro out there..


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Version: 2020.12.01
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-04-28
Votes: 0


It is excellent in general, and in particular its tools do their job.


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