The release of Parrot 5.2 distribution is available, based on the Debian 11 package base and including a set of tools for security auditing, forensic analysis, and reverse engineering. Several ISO images with the MATE desktop environment are offered for download, designed for everyday use, security testing, installation on Raspberry Pi 4 boards, and creating specialized installations for use in cloud environments.
The Parrot distribution is positioned as a portable laboratory for security experts and forensic analysts, focusing on tools for testing cloud systems and Internet of Things devices. It also includes cryptographic tools and programs for secure internet access, including TOR, I2P, anonsurf, gpg, tccf, zulucrypt, veracrypt, truecrypt, and luks.
In the new release:
- The Linux kernel has been updated to version 6.0 (formerly 5.18).
- The installer, built on the Calamares framework, has been updated. Several installation issues have been resolved.
- Vulnerabilities and critical errors in the Firefox, Chromium, sudo, dbus, nginx, libssl, openjdk, and xorg packages have been fixed.
- The anonymity tool AnonSurf, which redirects all traffic through Tor without the need for separate proxy configuration, has improved support for Tor bridge nodes.
- Significant updates have been made to drivers for wireless cards based on Broadcom and Realtek chips, as well as drivers for Virtualbox and NVIDIA GPUs.
- A fresh version of the multimedia framework Pipewire has been ported from Debian backports.
- Improvements have been made for Raspberry Pi builds, focusing on performance enhancements and addressing issues with audio drivers.
Source: opennet.ru
