ClearOS Community 6.6.0 is released and available for Download

ClearOS Community 6.6.0 is released, An Open Source, free and powerful network and gateway Linux server operating system

ClearOS Community (formerly ClarkConnect) is an open source operating system based on the CentOS Linux server distribution and designed for small organizations and distributed environments.  It provides users with a very powerful cloud-connected server, gateway and network OS.

What's new in ClearOS Community 6.6.0:

• Along with the usual round of bug fixes and enhancements, this release introduces WPAD, QoS, YouTube School ID support, an upgrade to the Intrusion Detection engine, and ISO-to-USB key support.

Features at a glance

Key features include integrated LDAP for user and group management, user security certificate manager, multi-WAN, VPN - PPTP, IPsec, OpenVPN, DMZ and 1-to-1 NAT, stateful firewall, local DHCP, as well as DNS servers.

Among its gateway functionality, we can mention anti-malware, anti-virus, anti-phishing, anti-spyware, anti-spam, bandwidth management, intrusion protection, intrusion prevention, intrusion detection, protocol filtering, content filter, web proxy, and access control.

ClearOS Community 6.6.0 Final has arrived! Along with the usual round of bug fixes and enhancements, this release introduces WPAD, QoS, YouTube School ID support, an upgrade to the Intrusion Detection engine, and ISO-to-USB key support.

Downloads:
- 32-bit ISO - MD5Sum: f1d0f424c8295b866b67862d418de926
- 64-bit ISO  - MD5Sum: 7fdbf1c7ede11019cc1994217ed1abcd


To install the distribution, the user must choose a language, select between basic and specialized storage devices, choose a hostname and timezone, set up the root (system administrator) password, as well as to select an installation type and install the boot loader. A graphical installer is provided for the entire installation process.

After installation, a welcome screen will prompt users to configure the network interfaces, as well as to offer them instructions on how to connect to the web-based interface. Supported web browsers include Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer and Safari.

You can find more information in the Release Notes.

Kali Linux 1.1.0 is released, use Kernel 3.18, New Tools and Updates

Kali Linux 1.1.0 is released, New Kernel, New Tools and Updates

Kali Linux is an open source operating system designed from the ground up as a drop-in replacement for the well known BackTrack penetration testing Linux distribution. It includes more than 300 penetration testing tools, it's FHS compliant, supports a wide range of wireless devices, comes with a custom kernel patched for injection, supports multiple languages and it is completely customizable.

For more information on the major Kali Linux Changes in the upcoming version 1.1.0 please consult this page.

As mentioned, the operating system includes over 300 penetration testing utilities, among which we can mention Aircrack-ng, Hydra, Nmap, Wireshark, Metasplot framework, Maltego, Owasp-Zap, SQLMap, John, Burpsuite, Johnny, Pyrit, SIPcrack, PWdump, Rainbowcrack, Maskgen, Hexinject, SSLSniff, and Dsniff.

The distribution is available for download as standard and minimal ISO images, designed to support the 64-bit, 32-bit and ARMEL architectures, as well as custom VMware and ARM images that support the Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black, HP Chromebook, Samsung Chromebook, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Cubieboard 2, CuBox, EfikaMX, Odroid U2, Odroid XU, Utilite Pro and SS808 devices.

After almost two years of public development (and another year behind the scenes), we are proud to announce our first point release of Kali Linux – version 1.1.0. This release brings with it a mix of unprecedented hardware support as well as rock solid stability. For us, this is a real milestone as this release epitomizes the benefits of our move from BackTrack to Kali Linux over two years ago. As we look at a now mature Kali, we see a versatile, flexible Linux distribution, rich with useful security and penetration testing related features, running on all sorts of weird and wonderful ARM hardware. But enough talk, here are the goods:

• The new release runs a 3.18 kernel, patched for wireless injection attacks.
• Our ISO build systems are now running off live-build 4.x.
• Improved wireless driver support, due to both kernel and firmware upgrades.
• NVIDIA Optimus hardware support.
• Updated virtualbox-tool, openvm-tools and vmware-tools packages and instructions.
• A whole bunch of fixes and updates from our bug-tracker changelog.
• And most importantly, we changed grub screens and wallpapers!

You can download the new version from our Kali Linux Download page, where you’ll also find mini-installer ISOS for both 32 and 64 bit CPU architectures. You can expect updated VMWare and multiple ARM image releases to be posted in the Offensive Security custom Kali Linux image download page in the next few days. As usual, if you’ve already got Kali Linux installed and running, there’s no need to re-download the image as you can simply update your existing operating system using simple apt commands:

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

PLoP Linux 4.3.0 released, A small and lightweight distribution of Linux designed for system rescue operations

PLoP Linux 4.3.0 released, A small and lightweight distribution of Linux designed for system rescue operations

PLoP Linux is an independent and completely free distribution of Linux built around the PLoP Boot Manager software and designed from the ground up to be used for general system rescue and data recovery operations.

It distributed in two editions, supporting 32-bit and 64-bit hardware platforms

The project offers the choice between Live CDs without an X11 display server and Live DVDs with a graphical session. While both of them are supported on 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (x86_64) hardware platforms, the main difference is that the Live CDs have approximately 100MB in size each, while the Live DVDs have 1GB in size each.

 

Includes NTFS read/write support and numerous useful utilities

The PLoP Linux distribution comes with NTFS-3G, which provides out-of-the-box support for reading and writing from NTFS disk drives. This means that will be able to rescue broken Windows operating system or recover data from damaged NTFS partitions.

It also includes numerous useful utilities, such as Partimage to save or restore disk partitions, TFTP and ProFTPD file transfer servers, Samba for sharing files on the network and connect to Windows shares, FSArchiver for saving the contents of a filesystem to a compressed archive, and a DHCP server.

 

Offers built-in support for IDE, SATA, SCSI and RAID devices

It is also very important to mention here that PLoP Linux offers built-in support for IDE, SATA, SCSI and RAID devices, along with support for SSH (Secure Shell) and NFS (Network File-System) connections, TestDisk and PhotoRec data rescue tools, as well as support for accessing encrypted partitions.

Plop Linux - Download:

1.	Download Live Version
2.	Download Desktop Version
3.	Download Build Tools, Sources
4.	Download ARM related files

BackBox Linux 4.1 released and available for Download

BackBox Linux 4.1 released, A Linux operating system based on Ubuntu and designed for penetration testing and security assessments

BackBox is an open source and free Linux distribution based on the world’s most popular free operating system, Ubuntu, built around the lightweight Xfce desktop environment and developed to perform security assessments and penetration tests.

 

Distributed as Live DVDs for 64-bit and 32-bit platforms

The operating system can be downloaded from Softpedia or its official website as Live DVD ISO images of approximately 2GB in size each, designed to support the 64-bit (amd64) and 32-bit (i386) hardware platforms.

 

Boot options

Being based on Ubuntu, BackBox’s Live DVDs come with a standard, Ubuntu-style boot menu that allows the user to try the operating system without installing anything in forensics mode, persistent mode, text mode or compatibility mode, as well as to boot an existing OS from the first disk. It supports five languages, English, German, Spanish, French and Italian.

What's new in BackBox Linux 4.0:

• Preinstalled Linux Kernel 3.13
• New Ubuntu 14.04 base
• Installer with LVM and Full Disk Encryption options
• Handy Thunar custom actions
• RAM wipe at shutdown/reboot
• System improvements
• Upstream components
• Bug corrections
• Performance boost
• Improved Anonymous mode
• Predisposition to ARM architecture (armhf Debian packages)
• Predisposition to BackBox Cloud platform
• New and updated hacking tools

Default apps include the Geany IDE, GIMP image editor, Mozilla Firefox web browser, Mozilla Thunderbird email and news client, FileZilla file transfer client, Pidgin multi-protocol instant messenger, TorChat anonymous chat client, XChat IRC client, Transmission torrent downloader, Brasero CD/DVD burning software, VLC Media Player, BleachBit system cleaner, Synaptic Package Manager, and LibreOffice office suite.


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Bodhi Linux 3.0.0 RC2 Reloaded is out, Enlightened Linux distribution Build from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Bodhi Linux 3.0.0 RC2 Reloaded is out, Enlightened Linux distribution Build from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Bodhi is an open source Linux distribution built around the Enlightenment desktop environment and based on the world’s most popular free operating system, Ubuntu Linux. It is a customizable and minimalistic distribution that combines the beauty of the Enlightenment desktop with a great collection of applications and package management utilities.

Bodhi is well known for providing users with the latest builds of the lightweight and elegant Enlightenment desktop environment. The desktop is comprised only of a dock, which is placed on the upper part of the screen. The dock can be used to quickly switch between virtual workspaces, change the system locale, access the network connections, modify the volume, update the system, or access the applications and settings.

The main menu can be accessed using the left mouse click on the desktop. It can be used to open pre-installed applications, navigate the file system, run a certain command, set the virtual desktops, manage shelfs, change desktop widgets, wallpapers and themes.

What's New in version 3.0.0 RC2 Reloaded

• Enlightenment 19.2 Desktop
• EFL/Elementary 1.12.2
• Linux Kernel 3.16
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Core
• Midori Webrowser 0.5.9
• Terminology Terminal Emulator 0.7.0
• nm-applet connection manager 0.9.8

Default applications on Bodhi Linux 3.0.0 RC2 Reloaded

Default applications include only the Midori web browser, Leafpad text editor, Synaptic Package Manager, and EConnMan connection manager. There are also various Enlightenment applications, such as the powerful and complex Terminology terminal emulator, Enlightenment file manager, eDeb package installer, eCcess system tool, eSudo and a screenshot utility.

Here are some Screenshot Bodhi Linux 3.0.0 RC2 Reloaded  :

Download Links

• 32bit - ISO Image, md5sum
• 64bit - ISO Image, md5sum
• Legacy - ISO Image, md5sum

Tails 1.2.3 released, Internet privacy and anonymity

Tails 1.2.3 released, Internet privacy and anonymity 
 
Tails is a live system that aims to preserve your privacy and anonymity. It helps you to use the Internet anonymously and circumvent censorship almost anywhere you go and on any computer but leaving no trace unless you ask it to explicitly.

It is a complete operating system designed to be used from a DVD, USB stick, or SD card independently of the computer's original operating system. It is Free Software and based on Debian GNU/Linux.

Tails comes with several built-in applications pre-configured with security in mind: web browser, instant messaging client, email client, office suite, image and sound editor, etc.

What's New in This Release:
Security fixes:

• Upgrade to Linux 3.16.7-ckt2-1.
• Upgrade to Tor Browser 4.0.3 (based on Firefox 31.4.0esr) (ticket #8700).
• Improve MAC spoofing fail-safe mechanisms, which includes preventing one more way the MAC address could be leaked. (ticket #8571).
• Disable upgrade checking in the Unsafe Browser. Until now the Unsafe Browser has checked for upgrades of the Tor Browser in the clear (ticket #8694).

Bugfixes:

• Fix startup of the Unsafe Browser in some locales (ticket #8693).
• Repair the desktop screenshot feature (ticket #8087).
• Do not suspend to RAM when closing the lid on battery power (ticket #8071).
• Properly update the Tails Installer's status when plugging in a USB drive after it has started (ticket #8353).

The live session is powered by a traditional GNOME desktop environment bundled with well known open source applications, such as Apache OpenOffice, Iceweasel web browser, Claws Mail email client, Liferea feed reader, Pidgin instant messenger, GIMP image editor, Inkscape SVG graphics editor, Audacity audio editor, PiTiVi video editor, and Synaptic Package Manager.

Download Tails 1.2.3 iso
Download Tails 1.2.3 torrent

Linux Mint Xfce Edition 17.1 Rebecca released and available for download

 

Linux Mint Xfce Edition 17.1 Rebecca released and available for download

Linux Mint Xfce is a custom, community derived distribution of Linux that uses the lightweight Xfce desktop environment on top of the latest upstream version of Linux Mint, an Ubuntu-based operating system suitable for desktop computers of all sizes and shapes.

What's New in This Release:

• Out of the box support for Compiz
• Xfce Improvements
• Update Manager
• Language Settings
• Login Screen
• System Improvements
• Artwork Improvements
• Other Improvements
• Main Components
• LTS Strategy

Beautiful Xfce desktop presented in a traditional style with powerful apps

As mentioned, the default desktop environment of this Linux distribution is Xfce, which is customized to look like a traditional desktop with a bottom panel and a classic main menu. Default applications include the Mozilla Firefox web browser, XChat IRC client, Transmission BitTorrrent client, Pidgin instant messenger, Banshee audio player, VLC Media Player, and Mozilla Thunderbird email and news client.
Bottom line

The main purposes of this Linux Mint flavor is to promote the Xfce desktop environment and be usable on low-end machines, while transforming them into powerful workstations with a plethora of productive applications.

Download | Home Linux Mint

ArchBang 2015.01.11 is released and available for Download

ArchBang 2015.01.11 is released and available for Download

ArchBang is an open source Linux operating system that combines the lightweight Openbox window manager with the powerful features and speed of the Arch Linux distribution. The main goal of this project is to provide users with an out-of-the-box Arch Linux experience.

What's New in version 2014.03.01

• Based on Arch Linux 2014.03.01

Default applications

Default applications include the SpaceFM file manager, Mozilla Firefox web browser, DeaDBeeF music player, LXTerminal terminal emulator, Htop command-line system monitoring tool, Medit text editor, Galculator calculator utility, and ClipIt clipboard manager. An image viewer, a character map utility, a few other handy tools are also included in this minimalistic Linux operating system. In addition, users will be able to configure the panel and other aspects of the desktop directly from the main menu.

It is distributed as Live CD ISO images, supporting both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. The boot menu of the Live CD allows you to start the live environment powered by Openbox, with or without the Vesa driver, boot into the recovery mode, test the RAM (system memory) of your computer, reboot, or see if your hardware components are supported by ArchBang.

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ZevenOS 6.0 'Goodbye Edition' is released, Linux distribution designed for computers with old hardware components

ZevenOS 6.0 'Goodbye Edition' is released, Linux distribution designed for computers with old hardware components

ZevenOS is a free and open-source operating system with a focus on providing users with a low on resources and easy-to-use distribution of Linux that features a BeOS-like graphical interface and support for old hardware components. It is derived from the world’s most popular free OS, Ubuntu.

What's New in This Release: 

• Deskbar replaced by xfce4-panel ‘deskbar’ mode (old Deskbar still available via repository)
• new Ubuntu 14.04 base
• OpenShot 1.4.3 with Youtube Upload support and a lot more features
• Abiword 3.0.0
• Audacity 2.0.5
• Claws-Mail 3.9.3
• Firefox 34
• Gimp 2.8.10
• Inkscape 0.48.4
• Thunar 1.6.3
• Updated Icon and GTK-Theme
• ZRAM enabled by default
• Sysctl Tweaks for better responsiveness
• Updated scripts to include btrfs-snapshot.sh script from Neptune

BeOS-like graphical desktop environment powered by Xfce

We hate to ruin the surprise, but the default desktop environment of ZevenOS is Xfce, which has been highly customized to look and act like a genuine BeOS interface.

It features no panels or docks, but only a system tray area that also acts as a task manager on the upper right side of the screen and a multifunctional right-click context menu from where the user can also navigate the main menu and launch applications.

Includes a great selection of open source applications

As expected, the distro includes only lightweight applications. Among some of the most important ones, we can mention Geany IDE, Shotwell image viewer and organizer, GIMP image editor, Claws Mail email client, Mozilla Firefox web browser, Pidgin multi-protocol instant messenger and DeaDBeeF audio player.

Additionally, the Liferea news reader, GNOME MPlayer video player, Transmission torrent downloader, AbiWord word processor, Gnumeric spreadsheet editor, Thunar file manager, Inkscape vector graphics editor, XChat IRC client, Brasero CD/DVD burning software, Audacity audio editor and Synaptic Package Manager are also installed.

Download ZevenOS 6.0 'Goodbye Edition'

Linux Deepin 2014.2 is released, Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and dedicated to the Chinese community

Linux Deepin 2014.2 is released, Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and dedicated to the Chinese community

Linux Deepin (formarly Hiweed GNU/Linux) is an open source and freely distributed operating system based on the Ubuntu Linux distribution and featuring its own desktop environment, theme, icons, and login manager.

What's New in This Release:

• Enabled brand-new Deepin themes, making the system interface more beautiful;
• newly added the feature of drag and drop re-ordering to the residing icons in Dock;
• newly added four kinds of re-ordering modes in the Launcher (by name, by category, by installation time and by frequency of use);
• newly added the functions of Icon, Cursor and Fonts setting in the Personalization Setting module;
• improved multi-screen display function;
• strengthened the network function and added the function of state memory;
• simplified the operation of choosing time zone in Control Center;
• newly added the function of daylight saving time.

Availability, boot options and system requirements

It is available for download as two sets of Live DVD ISO images, one for the English language and anotjer one for Chinese users. All of them are supported on both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, and can be deployed to a USB flash drive of 2 GB or bigger, as well as written to a blank DVD disc.

From the boot prompt, users can try or install the operating system, boot an existing OS installed on the first disk drive, as well as to change the language, keyboard layout, and check the disc for defects (only if using a DVD media).

Recommended system requirements include an Intel Pentium IV 2GHz processor or better, at least 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended for best performance), at least 10 GB of free disk space, a modern video graphics card from Intel, AMD or Nvidia, an AC97, SoundBlaster or HDA sound card, and a CD/DVD-ROM devices or USB port.

Astonishing desktop environment, powerful applications

As mentioned, Deepin uses its own desktop environment, which is very futuristic and provides users with an astonishing graphical session comprised of a single dock located at the bottom edge of the screen, from where users can launch applications.

Among the includes software, we can mention Google Chrome web browser, Nautilus file manager, Mozilla Thunderbird email client, Pidgin instant messenger, Remmina remote desktop client, Gedit text editor, Kingsoft office suite, as well as Deepin Software Center, Deepin Game Center, DMusic audio player, DPlayer video player, and DSnapshot screenshot utility. 

Download Linux Deepin 2014.2

Cubuntu 14-04-182 released, An Ubuntu based distribution with Cinnamon, GNOME Classic, Openbox, LXDE, and Unity

Cubuntu 14-04-182 released, An Ubuntu based distribution with Cinnamon, GNOME Classic, Openbox, LXDE, and Unity

Cubuntu is an open source Live Linux operating system based on the world’s most popular free operating system, Ubuntu Linux. It is built around the Unity desktop environment and supports only the 64-bit architecture. In addition to Unity, Cubuntu includes the Cinnamon desktop environment, the Openbox window manager, as well as the GNOME Classic desktop environment (with Compiz and Metacity).

Offers a pure Ubuntu experience

It offers a pure Ubuntu experience, as no feature has been removed from the original version. Instead, the distribution includes some of the best Linux applications available, making Cubuntu attractive for users who want more from a Linux operating system.

Default applications

The default applications are Google Chrome for web browsing, VLC Media Player for multimedia playback, FileZilla for FTP transfers, Geany IDE (Integrated Development Environment), Skype for chat and video communication, and Synaptic Package Manager for installing, removing and updating packages on your system. Ubuntu Tweak is also there for those of you want to customize various aspects of the distribution, radiotray allows users to listen to online radio stations, and support for Java, Flash and multimedia codecs is provided out-of-the-box.

Download Cubuntu : http://sourceforge.net/projects/cubuntu/

Waha GNU/Linux 7.6 released, An Arabic Linux operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and the GNOME desktop

Waha GNU/Linux 7.6 released, An Arabic Linux operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and the GNOME desktop

Waha GNU/Linux is an open source Linux distribution based on the well known Debian GNU/Linux operating system and built around the comprehensive GNOME desktop environment.

Offers a pure GNOME desktop experience

The desktop environment will offer you a pure GNOME experience. Default applications include Iceweasel web browser, Evolution email client, FileZilla FTP client, Transmission torrent downloader, Empathy instant messenger, Rhythmbox music player, VLC Media Player, and the entire LibreOffice office suite.

Among other applications, we can mention Blender, OpenShot, Synaptic Package Manager, Wine, Geany IDE, Sqlliteman, Totem, Curlew, Audacity, Brasero, Cheese, Sound Juicer, Blender, gimageReader, GIMP, gThumb, Inkscape, Shotwell, Tux Math, Tux Paint, Tux Typing, ChmSee, Tomoby, Time Tracker, Gedit, and numerous games.

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Wifislax 4.10 is out, Linux distribution for Penetration Wi-Fi hardware

A Slackware-based Linux distribution that provides support for several Wi-Fi hardware

Wifislax is an open source Linux operating system based and inspired by the Slackware Linux distribution. It’s main goal is to support the latest Wi-Fi technologies. The system provides out-of-the-box support for a wide range of wireless and wired network cards. In addition, it contains a large number of security and forensics tools, which transforms it into a pentesting (penetration testing) distro.

Wifislax 4.10 changelog :

• Much of the development has been dedicated to creating scripts "updaters / installers", with which anyone can update parts of the system, including the kernel, or install software that will be interesting for various types, "libraries" "office" "pentest "" audit "" multimedia "... there is a little bit of everything.

Distributed as a dual-arch Live CD

It is distributed as a single Live CD ISO image that can run on both 64-bit and 32-bit CPUs. It integrates various unofficial network drivers, directly into the Linux kernel provided by the Slackware project.

Boot options

The boot menu is quite different from the ones used in other Linux distributions. For example, it includes two entries for running the live environment with a normal or PAE kernel (useful if you have more than 4GB of RAM), a hardware detection tool, a memory testing tool, and support for qwerty keyboards.

When pressing on one of the two kernel options for running the live environment, users will be presented with many other options, including Wifislax with KDE (persistent or not), Wifislax with Xfce (persistent or not), text mode, copy to RAM, safe graphics mode, and ACPI Off.

Uses the KDE Plasma desktop environment

Booting into the KDE environment, with persistent mode enabled to save your session, seams to be the best choice for the new Wifislax user. It provides a familiar user interface, with popular open source applications, such as the Mozilla Firefox web browser, ISO Master, XMMS audio player, and SMPlayer video player.

Since the system carries scripts to install / upgrade almost everything, put only the fatter modules or that do not have an install script.

I will not elaborate much, category, name and download.

Auditing

Hashcat 1.31 - >> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Auditoria/hashcat-1.31-i486-1sw.xzm 

Netifera - >> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Auditoria/Netifera-1.0-i486-1sw.xzm

Development

QT5 - >> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Desarrollo/qt5-5.3.2-i486-1sw.xzm

Drivers

ATI - >> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Drivers/015-Driver_ATI-14.9-i486-2sw.xzm 

NVIDIA –>> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Drivers/029-Driver_nvidia-340.58-i486_smp-3sw_wifislax_4.10.xzm 

PRINTERS & SCANNERS –>> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Drivers/034-Impresoras_Scanners_wifislax-4.8-i486-3sw.xzm 

CUDA (requires the nvidia driver) - >> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Drivers/038-Cuda-5.5.22-i486-1sw.xzm

Internet

XAMPP - >> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Internet/xampp-5.6.3-i486-1sw.xzm 

JDOWNLOADER2 –>> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Internet/Jdownloader-2.0_beta-i486-3sw.xzm

Multimedia

XBMC 13.2 - >> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Multimedia/xbmc-13.2-i486-2sw.xzm 

Zatto - >> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Multimedia/Zattoo-4.0.5-i386-1sw.xzm

Office

LibreOffice 4.3.4 - >> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Oficina/LibreOffice-4.3.4-x86-1sw.xzm

Pentest

Metasploit - >> http://www.downloadwireless.net/modulos/wifislax-4.10/Pentest/metasploit-4.10-i486-1sw.xzm

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Alpine Linux 3.1.0 Released, small, simple, secure, and embedded Linux distribution

 

Alpine Linux 3.1.0 Released, small, simple, secure, and embedded Linux distribution

Alpine Linux is an open source Linux-based operating system that provides users with a server-oriented secure computing environment. It is lightweight, small and simple Linux distribution built on top of the Busybox and uClibc software packages.

This release is built with musl libc and is not compatible with v2.x and earlier, so special care needs to be taken when upgrading.

Please refer to the documentationfor information on how to perform the upgrade.

What's New in This Release:

Some of the new features are:

• support for openvswitch
• Xen 4.4
• a release build for Rasberry PI (arm hardfloat)

Some of the desktop applications that got upgraded and are available for v3.1:

• xorg-server-1.16.2
• firefox 31.2.0
• gnumeric 1.12.18
• evince 3.14.1
• virt-manager 1.1.0
• claws-mail 3.11.0
• hexchat 2.10.2
• vlc 2.1.5
• inkscape 0.48.5
• gimp 2.8.14
• audacity 2.0.6

The full lists of changes can be found in the git log and bug tracker.

Distributed in multiple editions

The project is distributed in multiple editions, each one with its own purpose and abilities. The main edition is called Alpine Linux Standard, it includes some of the most commonly used packages and it is geared towards servers and routers that run directly from RAM (system memory). The second edition is called Alpine Linux Mini and it’s actually a minimal version of Alpine Linux Standard. It comes with only some basic packages and can be to install the operating system from network.

The third edition is called Alpine Linux VServer and includes only Vserver host packages. Network professionals can use this Alpine flavor to deploy VServer hosts that run directly from RAM. It can also be installed to a local disk drive. Lastly, the Alpine Linux Xen edition provides users with a Xen Dom0 Live CD and Xen packages. It is supported only on 64-bit hardware platforms.

Downloads Version 3.1.0

Standard 64 bit | 32 bit
Mini 64 bit | 32 bit
Vanilla 64 bit | 32 bit
Xen 64 bit
Rasberry Pi arm

Alpine Linux Home | Release Announce

Tails 1.2.1 released, Linux operating system focused on Internet privacy and anonymity

Tails 1.2.1 released, Linux operating system focused on Internet privacy and anonymity

Previously known as Incognito Live CD/USB, Tails is a live-only Linux operating system that provides users with a perfect computing environment for surfing the Internet anonymously. It is based on the Debian GNU/Linux and Tor technologies.

Changes in Tails 1.2.1 :

Notable user-visible changes include:

• Major new features
  
  • Install (most of) the Tor Browser, replacing our previous Iceweasel-based browser. The version installed is from TBB 4.0 and is based on Firefox 31.2.0esr. This fixes the POODLE vulnerability.
  • Upgrade Tor to 0.2.5.8-rc.
  • Confine several important applications with AppArmor.
• Bugfixes
  
  • Install Linux 3.16-3 (version 3.16.5-1).
• Minor improvements
  
  • Upgrade I2P to 0.9.15, and isolate I2P traffic from the Tor Browser by adding a dedicated I2P Browser. Also, start I2P automatically upon network connection, when the i2p boot option is added.
  • Make it clear that TrueCrypt will be removed in Tails 1.2.1 (ticket #7739), and document how to open TrueCryptvolumes with cryptsetup.
  • Enable VirtualBox guest additions by default (ticket #5730). In particular this enables VirtualBox's display management service.
  • Make the OTR status in Pidgin clearer thanks to the formatting toolbar (ticket #7356).
  • Upgrade syslinux to 6.03-pre20, which should fix UEFI boot on some hardware.

See the online Changelogfor technical details.

It encrypts your Internet communications

When using Tails, all your Internet communications will be encrypted and anonymized through the Tor network, leaving no trace on the host computer, unless you instruct it otherwise. It uses state-of-the-art and open source cryptographic software to encrypt your entire network communication, including emails, instant messaging, as well as personal files.

Uses the GNOME desktop environment and popular open-source apps

The live session is powered by a traditional GNOME desktop environment bundled with well known open source applications, such as Apache OpenOffice, Iceweasel web browser, Claws Mail email client, Liferea feed reader, Pidgin instant messenger, GIMP image editor, Inkscape SVG graphics editor, Audacity audio editor, PiTiVi video editor, and Synaptic Package Manager.

Download Tails 1.2.1

UniDockyNapse 12.04.5 released, A Linux operating system based on Ubuntu, featuring Gala, Docky, Plank and Adwaita

UniDockyNapse 12.04.5

 
UniDockyNapse 12.04.5 released, A Linux operating system based on Ubuntu, featuring Gala, Docky, Plank and Adwaita

UniDockyNapse is an open source operating system based on the world’s most popular distribution of Linux, Ubuntu. It features a funky desktop environment powered by Unity, Docky, Gala and Adwaita.

Features

• Kernel Lowlatency 3.11
• KX studio PPA
• Cadence now is as default sound manager.
• Gala as Windows manager.
• Slingscold was replaced by slingshot launcher (fix slow start issue)
• Remastersys was replaced by Systemback
• Sublime Text Editor 2
• VLC 2.08 with VLSub 9.11 (VLsub is a script that search movie subtitles)
• Minimize and restore icons for Plank.
• Adwaita cupertino with black menu and custom faience azur dark numix modded icons
• VirtualBox Repos
• HexChat
• Synapse indicator
• Ubutu Tweak Tool
• Elementary Stable ppa
• Y PPA manager
• Elementary Tweaks with switchboard replacement for gnome panel
• Kazam was replaced by Simplescreenrecorder with jack support as default
• Unity-2d-panel component
• Nautilus with SoluSos patches and Folder Colors
• Numix and Faenza Dark Modded theme
• QuiteRss as added as default Rss Reader.
• Run with 512 mb Ram (recommended 1024 or more)
• Plank as dockbar.
• Libreoffice was replaced by WPS Office (support for Office 2013 files)

Distributed as a 64-bit Live DVD

This Ubuntu remix is available for download on Softpedia as a single Live DVD ISO image of approximately 1.2GB in size, designed to be compatible only with 64-bit (x86_64) hardware platforms. We recommend to write it on a USB flash drive of 2GB or higher capacity in order to boot it from the BIOS of the PC.

Highly customized Unity desktop environment

The distro uses Plank as the default dockbar, Gala as the default window manager, Slingshot as the default application launcher, Adwaita Cupertino, as well as some Elementary tweaks on top of the modern and attractive Unity desktop environment.

A special set of open source applications

Remastersys Ubuntu CD customizer, Gpick color picker, Skype VoIP client, Shutter screenshot utility, Sublime text editor, VLC Media Player, HexChat IRC client, Synapse indicator, Ubuntu Tweak Tool, VirtualBox repositories and Elementary stable PPA are among the special set of open source applications that are included in this Ubuntu-based OS.

Bottom line

In conclusion, UniDockyNapse Adwaita Gala is a beautiful operating system that provides you with a highly customized Unity graphical desktop environment on top of a stable Ubuntu Linux base. It’s a resource hungry distribution that has been designed from the ground up to be used only on high-end 64-bit machines.

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