BlackArch Linux 2021.09.01: BlackArch Linux developers have announced the release of new ISO and OVA images for distribution of penetration tests and ethical hacking with new tools and many improvements.
BlackArch Linux 2021.09.01 comes with more than 2700 penetration testing and ethical hacking tools. It runs the Linux 5.13.10 kernel and has an updated installer that brings many improvements and bug fixes to better detect and support the hardware.
BlackArch Linux 2021.09.01 also upgrades all the basic distribution tools:
- blackarch-config-bash 11.b2b10c8-2
- blackarch-config-calamaris 9.36b8b53-1
- blackarch-config-cursor 3.08b06e5-1
- blackarch-config-icons 6.f4bf107-1
- blackarch-config-vim 1:2.1f1b7dc-1
- blackarch-config-xfce 15.996cb2d-1
- blackarch-config-zsh 12.1ee1abb-2
- blackarch-keyring 20140118-3
- blackarch-menus 10.5244eea-2
- blackarch-mirrorlist 20210810-1
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Of course, all the built-in tools and packages already contained in the BlackArch distribution have been updated.
BlackArch Linux 2021.09.01 is available for download from the official website in ISO live images and NetInstall. For those interested in running the operating system on QEMU, VirtualBox or VMWare virtual machines there are also OVA images.
For those of you already using the distro, you don't need to download the ISOs, just update your system. BlackArch Linux is a Linux-based penetration testing distribution aimed at pen(etration) testers, ethical hackers and researchers better safetys.