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BlackArch Linux


Last Update: 2023-01-30 01:12 UTC



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.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 152 (60), 6 months: 163 (61), 3 months: 150 (59), 4 weeks: 134 (54), 1 week: 118 (56)

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


Antergos Summary
Distribution BlackArch Linux
Home Page http://blackarch.org/
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User Forums --
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Documentation http://blackarch.org/guide.html
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Download Mirrors http://blackarch.org/downloads.htmlDistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker https://github.com/BlackArch/blackarch/issues
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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
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Feature 2021.09.01 2020.12.01 2019.09.01 2018.12.01 2017.12.11 2016.12.29 2015.03.29 2014.07.01 Feature
Release Date 2021-08-17 2020-12-01 2019-08-28 2018-11-30 2017-12-11 2016-12-29 2015-03-30 2014-07-01 Release Date
End Of Life                 End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 886-18000 700-15000 600-16000 600-11000 400-6800       Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop Fluxbox Fluxbox Fluxbox Fluxbox Fluxbox Fluxbox Fluxbox Fluxbox Default Desktop
Package Management Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 armv6h, armv7h, x86_64 armv6h, armv7h, x86_64 armv6h, armv7h, i686, x86_64 armv6h, armv7h, i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd Init Software
Journaled File Systems                 Journaled File Systems
Multilingual                 Multilingual
Asian Language Support                 Asian Language Support
Full Package List 2021.09.01 2020.12.01 2019.09.01 2018.12.01 2017.12.11 2016.12.29 2015.03.29 2014.07.01 Full Package List
Package 2021.09.01 2020.12.01 2019.09.01 2018.12.01 2017.12.11 2016.12.29 2015.03.29 2014.07.01 Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.9) 1.2.5.1 1.2.4 1.1.9 1.1.7 1.1.5 1.1.3 1.0.29 1.0.28 alsa-lib (1.2.9)
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.15) 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 bash (5.2.15)
bind (9.18.15) 9.16.19 9.16.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.18.15)
chromium (114.0.5735.90) 92.0.4515.131 87.0.4280.66 76.0.3809.100 70.0.3538.110 63.0.3239.84 -- -- -- chromium (114.0.5735.90)
cups (2.4.3) -- 2.3.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- cups (2.4.3)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.2 4.4.2 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.6 4.3.5 4.3.2 4.3.0 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.46.3 1.45.6 1.45.3 1.44.4 1.43.7 1.43.3 1.42.12 1.42.10 e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (113.0.2) 91.0 83.0 68.0.2 63.0.3 57.0.2 50.1.0 36.0.4 30.0 firefox (113.0.2)
freetype (2.13.0) 2.10.4 2.10.4 2.10.1 2.9.1 2.7.1 2.6.5 2.5.5 2.5.3 freetype (2.13.0)
gcc (13.1.0) 11.1.0 10.2.0 9.1.0 8.2.1 7.2.1 6.1.1 4.9.2 4.9.0 gcc (13.1.0)
gimp (2.10.34) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (2.10.34)
glibc (2.37) 2.33 2.32 2.29 2.28 2.26 2.24 2.21 2.19 glibc (2.37)
gnome-shell (44.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (44.1)
gnucash (5.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.1)
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.55)
grub (2.06) 2.06 2.04 2.04 2.02 2.02 -- -- -- grub (2.06)
gtk (4.10.3) -- 3.24.23 3.24.10 3.24.1 3.22.26 3.22.5 3.14.9 3.12.2 gtk (4.10.3)
httpd (2.4.57) 2.4.48 2.4.46 2.4.41 2.4.37 2.4.25 2.4.25 2.4.12 2.4.9 httpd (2.4.57)
inkscape (1.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.2.2)
k3b (23.04.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (23.04.1)
kmod (30) 29 27 26 25 24 23 20 18 kmod (30)
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.1.5)
libreoffice (7.5.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libreoffice (7.5.3)
linux (6.3.5) 5.13.10 5.9.11 5.2.9 4.19.4 4.14.4 4.8.13 3.19.2 3.15.2 linux (6.3.5)
Package 2021.09.01 2020.12.01 2019.09.01 2018.12.01 2017.12.11 2016.12.29 2015.03.29 2014.07.01 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (10.11.3) -- 10.5.8 10.4.7 10.1.37 10.1.29 10.1.20 10.0.17 5.5.37 mariadb (10.11.3)
mate-desktop (1.26.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.26.1)
mesa (23.1.1) 21.1.6 20.2.3 19.1.5 18.2.5 17.2.6 13.0.2 10.5.1 10.2.2 mesa (23.1.1)
mysql (8.0.33) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (8.0.33)
nautilus (44.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (44.2)
NVIDIA (530.41.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (530.41.03)
openbox (3.6.1) -- 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.5.2 3.5.2 openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (20.0.1) -- 14.0.2 12.0.2 11.0.1 7u131 7u111 7u75 7u60 openjdk (20.0.1)
openssh (9.3p1) 8.6p1 8.4p1 8.0p1 7.9p1 7.6p1 7.4p1 6.8p1 6.6p1 openssh (9.3p1)
openssl (3.1.1) 1.1.1k 1.1.1h 1.1.1c 1.1.1 1.1.0g 1.0.2j 1.0.2a 1.0.1h openssl (3.1.1)
perl (5.36.1) 5.34.0 5.32.0 5.30.0 5.28.0 5.26.1 5.24.0 5.20.2 5.20.0 perl (5.36.1)
php (8.2.6) 8.0.9 7.4.13 7.3.8 7.2.12 7.2.0 7.0.14 5.6.7 5.5.14 php (8.2.6)
plasma-desktop (5.27.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (5.27.5)
postfix (3.8.0) -- 3.5.8 3.4.6 3.3.2 3.2.4 3.1.3 3.0.0 2.11.1 postfix (3.8.0)
postgresql (15.3) 13.3 12.5 11.5 11.1 10.1 9.6.1 9.4.1 9.3.4 postgresql (15.3)
Python (3.11.3) 3.9.6 3.8.6 3.7.4 3.7.1 3.6.3 3.5.2 3.4.3 3.4.1 Python (3.11.3)
qt (6.5.1) 5.15.2 5.15.2 5.13.0 5.11.2 5.9.3 5.7.1 5.4.1 5.3.1 qt (6.5.1)
samba (4.18.3) 4.14.6 4.13.2 4.10.6 4.8.2 4.7.3 4.5.3 4.2.0 4.1.9 samba (4.18.3)
systemd (253.5) 249.3 246.6 242 239 235 232 218 214 systemd (253.5)
thunderbird (102.11.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (102.11.2)
vim (9.0) 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.4 7.4 vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.18) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.18)
wayland (1.22.0) 1.19.0 1.18.0 1.17.0 1.16.0 1.14.0 1.12.0 1.7.0 1.5.0 wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.16.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.8) 1.20.13 1.20.9 1.20.5 1.20.3 1.19.5 1.18.4 1.17.1 1.15.2 xorg-server (21.1.8)

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Version: 2021.09.01
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-10-06
Votes: 0


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: 2


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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