BackBox is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It has been developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. Designed to be fast, easy to use and provide a minimal yet complete desktop environment, thanks to its own software repositories, always being updated to the latest stable version of the most used and best known ethical hacking tools.

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Read the developers blog entries to remain informed on the last BackBox Linux news, announcements and updates. Documenting hour daily work is fun, knowing that you will read it is great

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Get in touch with the development team, the contributors and other users of BackBox Linux! Help us to improve the distribution with your suggestions and get support if you have any kind of trouble.

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Get help from the comprehensive BackBox documentation. Take a look around and hopefully you will find an answer to your question. If you are stuck on a problem, someone else has probably encountered it too and through the community these will be answered.