BackBox Linux 4.7 Distro with Kernel 4.4 LTS and updated hacking tools released.BackBox Linux 4.7 downloadHow to upgrade from an older version (BackBox 4.x)

The updated BackBox Linux 4.7 comes with upgrade to the kernel package to the long-term supported Linux 4.4 series, as well as various of the pre-installed hacking tools as follows :

Beef Metasploit openVAS Social-Engineer Toolkit – setoolkit sqlmap WPScan

According to the developers, the newly released BackBox Linux 4.7 is a minor maintenance update to keep the operating system stable and reliable until they release BackBox Linux 5.

BackBox Linux 4.7 download

If you are a hacker or a security researcher, you should have this distro on your computer. The developers recommend at least 1GB RAM and 10GB disk for BackBox Linux 4.7 installation. You can burn the ISO images on a DVD-ROM or use a USB drive for the same. The ISO images for 32-bit and 64-bit systems can be found on the official website of BackBox Linux >  backbox.org/download

How to upgrade from an older version (BackBox 4.x)

To perform an upgrade to the latest version, the BackBox Linux 4.x users need to run the following command: