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Wifislax


Last Update: 2024-02-02 02:44 UTC


Wifislax is a Slackware-based live CD containing a variety of security and forensics tools. The distribution's main claim to fame is the integration of various unofficial network drivers into the Linux kernel, thus providing out-of-the-box support for a large number of wired and wireless network cards.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 205 (37), 6 months: 195 (37), 3 months: 182 (39), 4 weeks: 179 (38), 1 week: 189 (35)

Average visitor rating: 6.25/10 from 4 review(s).


Wifislax Summary
Distribution Wifislax
Home Page http://www.wifislax.com/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums http://foro.seguridadwireless.net/live-wifislax/
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Documentation --
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Download Mirrors http://www.wifislax.com/category/download/nuevas-versiones/DistroWatch Torrent Archive
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2016-08-06: Distribution Release: Wifislax 4.12
 • 2014-12-17: Distribution Release: Wifislax 4.10
 • 2014-06-09: Distribution Release: Wifislax 4.9
 • 2014-03-04: Distribution Release: Wifislax 4.8
 • 2013-11-10: Distribution Release: Wifislax 4.7
 • 2013-07-31: Distribution Release: Wifislax 4.6
 • 2013-05-20: Distribution Release: Wifislax 4.4
 • 2012-12-22: Distribution Release: Wifislax 4.3
 • More Wifislax releases...

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Feature 3.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.1 4.12 4.11.1 4.10 4.6 3.1 Feature
Release Date 2023-02-24 2021-01-20 2020-06-27 2019-02-03 2017-07-29 2016-08-05 2015-08-01 2014-12-16 2013-07-30 2007-10-09 Release Date
End Of Life                     End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 2000-2100 1500-1600 2000-2100 1700-1800 2000-2100 1700-1800   700-800     Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE Default Desktop
Package Management TXZ TXZ TXZ TXZ TXZ TXZ TXZ TXZ TXZ TGZ Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 Processor Architecture
Init Software SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems                     Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes en, es en, es es es es Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List 3.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.1 4.12 4.11.1 4.10 4.6   Full Package List
Package 3.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.1 4.12 4.11.1 4.10 4.6 3.1 Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.13) 1.2.5.1 1.1.1 1.1.1 1.1.1 1.1.1 1.1.1 1.0.29 1.0.28 1.0.26 1.0.11 alsa-lib (1.2.13)
amdgpu (23.0.0) 21.0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.37) 5.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3.30 4.2 3.1 bash (5.2.37)
bind (9.20.3) -- 9.11.25 9.11.19 9.10.8-P1 9.10.5-P3 9.10.4-P2 -- -- -- 9.3.2 bind (9.20.3)
chromium (131.0.6778.108) 110.0.5481.100 88.0.4324.96 83.0.4103.61 71.0.3578.98 60.0.3112.78 -- 44.0.2403.107 -- -- -- chromium (131.0.6778.108)
cups (2.4.11) 2.4.2 2.1.4 2.1.4 2.1.4 2.1.4 2.1.4 2.0.3 -- 1.5.4 1.1.23 cups (2.4.11)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.4 4.3.4 4.3.2 4.2.5-P1 4.2.4-P2 -- dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.1) 1.46.5 1.43.1 1.43.1 1.43.1 1.43.1 1.43.1 1.43 1.42.8 1.42.6 1.38 e2fsprogs (1.47.1)
firefox (133.0) -- -- -- -- -- 47.0.1 -- 34.0.5 22.0 -- firefox (133.0)
freetype (2.13.3) 2.11.1 2.6.3 2.6.3 2.6.3 2.6.3 2.6.3 2.5.5 2.5.3 2.4.11 2.2.1 freetype (2.13.3)
gcc (14.2.0) 11.2.0 5.5.0 5.5.0 5.5.0 5.3.0 5.3.0 4.9.2 4.8.3 4.7.1 3.4.6 gcc (14.2.0)
gimp (2.10.38) -- -- 2.8.18 2.8.18 2.8.18 2.8.18 2.8.14 -- -- -- gimp (2.10.38)
glibc (2.40) 2.33 2.23 2.23 2.23 2.23 2.23 2.21 2.20 2.15 2.3.6 glibc (2.40)
gnome-shell (47.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (47.2)
gnucash (5.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.9)
gnumeric (1.12.57) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.57)
grub (2.12) 2.06 2.04 2.04 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 -- grub (2.12)
gtk (4.16.7) 4.4.1 3.18.9 3.18.9 3.18.9 3.18.9 3.18.9 3.14.2 3.12.2 3.4.4 2.8.17 gtk (4.16.7)
httpd (2.4.62) 2.4.55 2.4.46 2.4.43 2.4.38 2.4.27 2.4.20 2.4.16 -- -- -- httpd (2.4.62)
inkscape (1.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.4)
k3b (24.08.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.12.15 k3b (24.08.3)
kmod (33) 29 22 22 22 22 22 20 15 9 -- kmod (33)
krita (5.2.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.6)
LibreOffice (24.8.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LibreOffice (24.8.3)
linux (6.12.2) 6.1.12 5.4.91 4.19.18 4.19.18 4.9.40 4.4.16 4.1.3 3.12.35 3.6.11 2.6.21.5 linux (6.12.2)
Package 3.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.1 4.12 4.11.1 4.10 4.6 3.1 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.5.2) 10.5.18 10.0.38 10.0.38 10.0.37 10.0.31 10.0.26 10.0.18 -- -- -- mariadb (11.5.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (24.3.1) 21.3.5 11.2.2 11.2.2 11.2.2 11.2.2 11.2.2 10.5.4 10.2.6 8.0.4 -- mesa (24.3.1)
mysql (9.1.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5.0.24 mysql (9.1.0)
nautilus (47.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.2.1 -- nautilus (47.0)
NVIDIA (565.77) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (565.77)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (23.0.1) -- 8u999 8u251 8u202 8u144 8u102 8u51 8u25 7u25 -- openjdk (23.0.1)
openssh (9.9p1) 9.2p1 -- 7.4p1 -- 7.4p1 7.2p2 6.7p1 6.7p1 6.0p1 4.3p2 openssh (9.9p1)
openssl (3.4.0) 1.1.1t 1.0.2u 1.0.2u 1.0.2q 1.0.2k 1.0.2h 1.0.1p 1.0.1j 1.0.1e 0.9.8b openssl (3.4.0)
perl (5.40.0) 5.34.0 5.22.2 5.22.2 5.22.2 5.22.2 5.22.2 5.18.1 5.18.1 5.16.3 5.8.8 perl (5.40.0)
php (8.4.1) -- 5.6.40 5.6.40 5.6.39 5.6.31 5.6.24 5.6.11 5.4.34 -- -- php (8.4.1)
plasma-desktop (6.2.4) 5.23.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.2.4)
postfix (3.9.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.9.1)
postgresql (17.2) 14.7 10.10 10.10 10.2 9.6.3 9.5.3 -- -- -- 8.1.4 postgresql (17.2)
Python (3.13.1) 3.9.16 3.7.2 3.7.2 2.7.15 2.7.11 2.7.11 2.7.10 2.7.9 2.7.3 2.4.3 Python (3.13.1)
qt (6.8.1) 5.15.3 5.12.8 5.12.8 5.9.7 4.8.7 4.8.7 4.8.7 4.8.6 4.8.4 3.3.6 qt (6.8.1)
samba (4.21.2) 4.15.13 4.6.16 4.6.16 4.4.16 4.4.15 4.4.5 4.2.1 4.1.11 -- 3.0.22 samba (4.21.2)
systemd (256.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (256.9)
thunderbird (133.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (133.0)
vim (9.1) 9.0 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 -- -- -- vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.21) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.21)
wayland (1.23.1) 1.20.0 1.18.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.23.1)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- -- -- -- 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.10.2 -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.14) 1.20.14 1.18.3 1.18.3 1.18.3 1.17.4 1.18.3 1.16.4 1.15.2 1.12.3 (6.9.0) xorg-server (21.1.14)

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Version: 3.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-06-02
Votes: 0


I installed the Wifislax on Sardu multiboot usb stick next to Porteus and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Despite being a KDE desktop, the system is responsive, even on older, less performance-oriented machines. The responsiveness is probably due to the modular approach, as was the case with the Slax KDE, which was just as fast.

Personally, I also like the fact that I can save exactly the changes I want to a module, and if I don't, when I reboot the system is exactly as it was before the last reboot, allowing me to experiment without breaking the system. When I'm sure it's the way I want it, I save the system to the module.

The next step is to install the latest version of Wifislax on the USB with Rufus and persistence, and hopefully it will be as responsive as the current one. For now, I use it as a secondary OS on my stacionary PC.



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Version: 3.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-10-06
Votes: 3


I last used this back in 2016, but now (2022) when I go to the download page, it just gives an endless sequence of "click here to prove you're not a robot" with advertisements about pornography, prostitutes, and "investment" opportunities that are banned in most Western countries.

Six years ago, back when it could be downloaded, Wifislax had certain wifi-oriented tools that were lacking in similar collections suck as Kali Linux. For example, it would work fine with cheap hardware such as Realtek, which (at the time) was not universally supported.

But it also had nice tool such as AirSSL to demonstrate the evil twin wifi hotspot attack, and conversely it had EvilAPDefender which could warn you when it looked like someone else was running an evil twin wifi hotspot.

As the name suggests, it was a collection of security tools with a focus on wifi, so if that's the particular aspect of security that you are interested in, this was the go-to collection of tools. Other collections such as Kali LInux will have a wide assortment of tools for wifi security, but being a more generalist collection, they will also have lots of other tools which might not be of interest to you, if it's just the wifi security that you're interested in. The flip side is that while Wifislax might have more tools about wifi security, Kali Linux will curate only the best few tools, so the extra tools that Wifislax includes might be more like diamonds-in-the-rough rather than the cream of the crop. But at least they were extra tools, so you could try them out, and pick and choose what works for you.

It's a shame that it doesn't appear to be possible download it any more.







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Version: 2.1
Rating: 6
Date: 2021-04-23
Votes: 0


takes too much time booting (>30sec) and shutting down (>4sec)


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