BlackArch Linux Ethical Hacking OS Gets First 2020 Release with 120 New Tools | Linux Today

BlackArch Linux Ethical Hacking OS Gets First 2020 Release with 120 New Tools

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Marius Nestor
Dec 31, 2019

Packed with more than 120 new penetration testing and ethical hacking tools, the BlackArch Linux 2020.01.01 release is powered by Linux kernel 5.4.6 and features an updated installer that incorporates numerous improvements and bug fixes for better hardware detection and support. BlackArch Linux 2020.01.01 also adds Terminus font support to the LXDM display manager, updates the configuration file of the urxvt terminal emulator to add the ability to change the size on the fly, and replaces pathogen with Vundle.vim, and also adds a new Vim plugin called clang_complete.

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Marius Nestor

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