BlackArch Linux Ethical Hacking OS Adds over 150 New Tools in Latest Release | Linux Today

BlackArch Linux Ethical Hacking OS Adds over 150 New Tools in Latest Release

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Marius Nestor
Aug 29, 2019

Powered by the Linux 5.2.9 kernel, the BlackArch 2019.09.01 ISO snapshot for September 2019 is now available featuring more than 150 new tools for ethical hacking and penetration testing tasks, the Terminus font for all supported window managers, and an updated installer (blackarch-installer) to version 1.1.19. New ~/.vim and ~/.vimrc configuration files for the Vim text editor have been added as well in BlackArch 2019.09.01, along with an updated look and feel consisting of a brand-new BlackArch theme that’s available for all supported window managers, as well as for the bootloaders (GRUB and Syslinux).

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Marius Nestor

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