BlackArch Linux 2017.08.30 is now considered the most advanced version of the installation medium, shipping with more than 50 new hacking tools and the Linux 4.12.8 kernel. The ISO snapshot also includes numerous updated BlackArch Linux in-house built tools and core components. In addition, BlackArch Linux 2017.08.30 updates the menus of all supported window managers, including Openbox, Fluxbox, and Awesome to reflect the newly added tools, and it also updates the BlackArch Linux Installer to version 0.5.2, a release that adds various improvements and bugfixes.