14 DAY TRIAL // The developers of the Arch Linux-based BlackArch Linux ethical hacking and penetration testing operating system have released a new ISO snapshot with the latest updates and security patches.
Coming hot on the BlackArch Linux 2017.11.24 ISO snapshot released two weeks ago with more than 50 new hacking tools, the BlackArch Linux 2017.12.11 ISO images are now available to download incorporating the latest version of the BlackArch Installer utility, which fixes a few critical bugs.
The bugs were related to a login loop and the supported window managers, and they are now fixed in BlackArch Installer 0.6.2, which is included in the BlackArch Linux 2017.11.24 ISO snapshot. Also included is the Linux 4.14.4 kernel and many of the latest system updates and security patches released upstream.
BlackArch Linux now available only for 64-bit computers
Apart from updating the BlackArch Installer and Linux kernel packages, the BlackArch Linux 2017.12.11 ISO snapshot also addresses several bugs reported by users lately and updates all BlackArch tools and packages to their latest versions. The BlackArch Linux 2017.12.11 image can be downloaded right now from the official website.
But, as with any new ISO snapshot of a rolling operating system, there's no need for existing users to download the image and reinstall their computers if all they want is to keep their installations up to date. To do that, simply open a terminal emulator and run the "sudo pacman -Syu" command from time to time.
The BlackArch Linux 2017.12.11 ISO is here only for those who want to deploy the GNU/Linux distribution on new computers or have planned on reinstalling their machines because of various reasons. Please note that BlackArch Linux now only supports 64-bit computers with the official installation images.
BlackArch Linux is currently one of the most popular ethical hacking and penetration testing operating system offering more than 1,900 tools. You can find out more details about BlackArch Linux on the distro's homepage, including info on how to install the OS.