new builds , a specialized distribution for security research and system vulnerability examination. The distribution is based on the Arch Linux package system and includes security-related utilities. The maintained project package repository is compatible with Arch Linux and can be used in regular installations of Arch Linux. The builds in the form of a Live image sized 15 GB (x86_64) and a reduced image for network installation (650 MB).
For graphical environments, window managers such as fluxbox, openbox, awesome, wmii, i3, and
spectrwm are offered as options. The distribution can operate in Live mode, but also develops its own installer with capabilities for building from source code. In addition to the x86_64 architecture, packages in the repository are also built for ARMv6, ARMv7, and Aarch64 systems, and can be installed from .
Key Changes:
- Includes over 150 new programs;
- A terminus font has been added for all window managers;
- The Linux kernel has been updated to version 5.2.9 (previously version 5.1 was used);
- New presets for vim have been added, located in the files ~/ .vim and ~/ .vimrc;
- The installer has been updated (blackarch-installer 1.1.19);
- The dwm window manager is no longer included;
- The rxvt-unicode terminal emulator is now offered by default instead of xterm;
- All utilities and packages have been updated;
- Menus have been redesigned for the awesome, fluxbox, and openbox window managers;
- A new theme has been added.
Source: opennet.ru
