BackTrack

BackTrack
Backtrack
Backtrack
BackTrack 5 R3
DeveloperMati Aharoni, Devon Kearns, Offensive Security[1]
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateSuperseded by Kali Linux
Source modelOpen source
Latest release5 R3 / August 13, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-08-13)
Platformsi386 (x86), AMD64 (x86-64), ARM
Kernel typeMonolithic
Default
user interface
Bash, KDE Plasma Desktop, Fluxbox,[2][3] GNOME
LicenseVarious
Official websitewww.backtrack-linux.org

BackTrack was a Linux distribution that focused on security, based on the Knoppix Linux distribution aimed at digital forensics and penetration testing use.[4] In March 2013, the Offensive Security team rebuilt BackTrack around the Debian distribution and released it under the name Kali Linux.[5]

  1. ^ "Developers". Archived from the original on 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  2. ^ "HowTo:Install KDE 4.1". Offensive-security.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  3. ^ "BackTrack 4 tutorial". Archived from the original on 2011-10-26.
  4. ^ "BackTrack Linux – Penetration Testing Distribution".
  5. ^ "Kali Linux Has Been Released!". 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-03-18.