BackBox

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Security-oriented Linux distribution

title: "BackBox" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["linux-security-software", "ubuntu-derivatives", "debian-based-distributions", "x86-64-linux-distributions", "operating-system-distributions-bootable-from-read-only-media", "pentesting-software-toolkits", "linux-distributions"] description: "Security-oriented Linux distribution" topic_path: "technology/operating-systems" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BackBox" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Security-oriented Linux distribution ::

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FieldValue
nameBackBox Linux
logo[[File:BackBox 4.4 Screenshot.png
captionBackBox Linux
developerBackBox Team {{cite web
titleTeam/Developers.
urlhttps://linux.backbox.org/
familyLinux (Unix-like)
source_modelOpen source
supported_platformsi386(x86), amd64(x86-64)
latest_release_version9
latest_release_date{{cite web
urlhttps://blog.backbox.org/2024/10/30/backbox-linux-9-released/
titleBackBox Linux 9 released!
date2024-10-30
websiteBackBox Linux
publisherBackBox Linux
access-date2025-02-22
kernel_typeLinux
uiXFCE
licenseFree software licenses
(mainly GPL)
working_stateActive
websitewww.backbox.org
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| name = BackBox Linux | logo = [[File:BackBox 4.4 Screenshot.png|250px|frameless]] | caption = BackBox Linux | developer = BackBox Team {{cite web |title = Team/Developers. |url = https://linux.backbox.org/ | family = Linux (Unix-like) | source_model = Open source | supported_platforms = i386(x86), amd64(x86-64) | latest_release_version = 9 | latest_release_date = {{cite web | url = https://blog.backbox.org/2024/10/30/backbox-linux-9-released/ | title = BackBox Linux 9 released! | last = | first = | date = 2024-10-30 | website = BackBox Linux | publisher = BackBox Linux | access-date = 2025-02-22 | kernel_type = Linux | ui = XFCE | license = Free software licenses (mainly GPL) | working_state = Active | website = www.backbox.org

BackBox is a penetration test and security assessment oriented Ubuntu-based Linux distribution providing a network and informatic systems analysis toolkit. It includes a complete set of tools required for ethical hacking and security testing.

Contents

The main aim of BackBox is providing an alternative, highly customizable, and well performing system. BackBox uses the light window manager Xfce. It delivers a fast, effective, customizable, and complete experience. It also has a very helpful community behind it.

It includes some of the most used security and analysis Linux tools, aiming for a wide spread of goals, ranging from web application analysis to network analysis, from stress tests to sniffing, also including vulnerability assessment, computer forensic analysis and exploitation.

Part of the power of this distribution comes from its Launchpad repository core, constantly updated to the latest stable version of the most known and used ethical hacking tools. The integration and development of new tools in the distribution follows the open source community, particularly the Debian Free Software Guidelines criteria.

Releases

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DateRelease
Sep 9, 2010BackBox Linux RC
Sep 3, 2011BackBox Linux 2
Jan 2, 2012BackBox Linux 2.01
Apr 24, 2012BackBox Linux 2.05
Oct 24, 2012BackBox Linux 3.0
Jan 23, 2013BackBox Linux 3.01
May 23, 2013BackBox Linux 3.05
Sep 20, 2013BackBox Linux 3.09
Jan 16, 2014BackBox Linux 3.13
Oct 11, 2014BackBox Linux 4.0
Jan 29, 2015BackBox Linux 4.1
Apr 27, 2015BackBox Linux 4.2
Jul 20, 2015BackBox Linux 4.3
Oct 12, 2015BackBox Linux 4.4
Jan 27, 2016BackBox Linux 4.5
Mar 08, 2016BackBox Linux 4.5.1
May 26, 2016BackBox Linux 4.6
December 8, 2016BackBox Linux 4.7
July 21, 2017BackBox Linux 5
March 9, 2018BackBox Linux 5.1
August 9, 2018BackBox Linux 5.2
February 18, 2019BackBox Linux 5.3
June 11, 2019BackBox Linux 6
May 15, 2020BackBox Linux 7
November 15, 2022BackBox Linux 8
November 9, 2023BackBox Linux 8.1
October 30, 2024BackBox Linux 9
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Categories

BackBox Linux categories listed as follow:

Tools

More than 70 tools are included in BackBox:

References

References

  1. Lopez, Jose Maria. (25 December 2018). "Linux, seguridad y análisis forense digital".
  2. (12 June 2019). "Endless OS, Crux, BackBox, Untangle e DragonFlyBSD têm novas versões.".
  3. Naranjo, David. (12 June 2019). "Llega la nueva versión de BackBox Linux 6, basada en Ubuntu 18.04".
  4. "Best Linux Distributions for Hacking and Penetration Testing".
  5. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2".
  6. [https://www.lwn.net/Articles/457958/ Security testing with BackBox 2 [LWN.net]]
  7. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2.01".
  8. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.0".
  9. [https://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/10/29/backbox-linux-3-review/ BackBox Linux 3 review. LinuxBSDos.com]
  10. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.01".
  11. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.05".
  12. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.09".
  13. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.13".
  14. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.0".
  15. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.1".
  16. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.2".
  17. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.3".
  18. [https://www.linuxbsdos.com/2015/07/28/backbox-4-3-review-not-just-for-penetration-tests-and-security-assessments/ BackBox 4.3 review: Not just for penetration tests and security assessments. LinuxBSDos.com]
  19. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.4".
  20. [https://www.linuxbsdos.com/2015/10/17/backbox-linux-4-4-review/ BackBox Linux 4.4 review. LinuxBSDos.com]
  21. DistroWatch. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 4.5 (DistroWatch.com News)".
  22. DistroWatch. (24 July 2017). "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 5 (FossBytes)".
  23. "Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 6 released".
  24. (2022-11-15). "BackBox Linux 8 released!".

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