Release of BlackArch 2019.06.01, distribution for security testing

Prepared new builds BlackArch Linux, a specialized distribution for security research and system security studies. The distribution is built on the Arch Linux package base and includes about 2200 security-related utilities. The package repository maintained by the project is compatible with Arch Linux and can be used in normal Arch Linux installations. Assemblies prepared by as a 11.4 GB live image (x86_64) and a reduced network installation image (650 MB).

As graphical environments, the window managers dwm, fluxbox, openbox, awesome, wmii, i3 and
spectrwm. The distribution can run in Live mode, but also develops its own installer with build-from-source capabilities. In addition to the x86_64 architecture, packages in the repository are also generated for ARMv6, ARMv7 and Aarch64 systems, and can be installed from ArchLinux ARM.

Major changes:

The structure includes more than 150 new programs;

Added plugin 'jedi-vim' and updated previously available plugins for Vim editor;

The Linux kernel has been updated to version 5.1.4. Updated system packages;

The contents of the iso-image have been cleaned;

Updated installer;

Updated Xresources/Xdefaults settings and added rxvt-unicode terminal support;

A system of preliminary testing of packages for assembling an iso image has been introduced;

Updated all distribution-specific utilities, packages, and configuration files;

Updated menus for the window managers in awesome, fluxbox and openbox.

Source: opennet.ru