The BackBox Team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, the version 4.3!
This release includes features such as Linux Kernel 3.16 and Ruby 2.1. The ISO images (32bit & 64bit) can be downloaded from the following location: http://www.backbox.org/downloads What's new Preinstalled Linux Kernel 3.16 New Ubuntu 14.04.2 base Ruby 2.1 Installer with LVM and Full Disk Encryption options Handy Thunar custom actions RAM wipe at shutdown/reboot System improvements Upstream components Bug corrections Performance boost Improved Anonymous mode Predisposition to ARM architecture (armhf Debian packages) Predisposition to BackBox Cloud platform New and updated hacking tools: beef-project, btscanner, dirs3arch, metasploit-framework, ophcrack, setoolkit, tor, weevely, wpscan, etc. System requirements 32-bit or 64-bit processor 512 MB of system memory (RAM) 6 GB of disk space for installation Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution DVD-ROM drive or USB port (2 GB) Upgrade instructions To upgrade from a previous version (BackBox 4.x) follow these instructions: Code: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade sudo apt-get install -f sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic-lts-utopic linux-headers-generic-lts-utopic linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic sudo apt-get purge ri1.9.1 ruby1.9.1 ruby1.9.3 bundler sudo gem cleanup sudo rm -rf /var/lib/gems/1.* sudo apt-get install backbox-default-settings backbox-desktop backbox-tools --reinstall sudo apt-get install beef-project metasploit-framework whatweb wpscan setoolkit --reinstall sudo apt-get autoremove --purge To unsubscribe from these announcements, login to the forum and uncheck "Receive forum announcements and important notifications by email." in your profile. You can view the full announcement by following this link: http://forum.backbox.org/announcements/backbox-linux-4-3-released!/ Regards, The BackBox Linux Team.
