Out now is the release of Parrot 6.0, based on the Debian package base and featuring a collection of tools for system security testing, forensic analysis, and reverse engineering. Several ISO images are available for download with a MATE desktop environment, intended for everyday use, security testing, installation on Raspberry Pi boards, and creating specialized installations, such as for use in cloud environments.
The Parrot distribution is positioned as a portable laboratory with an environment for security experts and investigators, focusing on tools for testing cloud systems and Internet of Things devices. It also includes cryptographic tools and programs for secure internet access, such as TOR, I2P, anonsurf, gpg, tccf, zulucrypt, veracrypt, truecrypt, and luks.
U novom izdanju:
- Transition to Debian 12 package base has been completed.
- The Linux kernel has been updated to version 6.5 (previously 6.0) with patches to enhance sniffing capabilities, packet injection, and support for technologies related to information security.
- Backported DKMS modules for the 6.5 kernel with additional drivers for wireless cards have been included, which provide enhanced capabilities for traffic analysis. NVIDIA drivers have been updated.
- Many specialized utilities have been updated.
- Python 3.11 is enabled by default.
- The graphical interface has been modernized.
- An experimental feature has been provided to run unsupported utilities (such as those incompatible with system libraries) in isolated containers.
- The GRUB bootloader has added support for loading in recovery mode after a failure (Fail-Safe).
- The installer, built on the Calamares framework, has been updated.
- The distribution's sound system has transitioned to using multimedia strežnika Pipewire instead of PulseAudio.
- A fresh version of VirtualBox has been transferred from Debian Unstable.
- Dodana je podpora za Raspberry Pi 5.
Dodatno se može istaknuti izdavanje distribucije Gnoppix Linux 24.1.15, usmjerene na rad u Live režimu istraživača sigurnosti, koji žele sačuvati privatnost i ne ostaviti tragove u sistemu nakon provedenih eksperimenata. Distribucija se temelji na Debianu i radovima projekta Kali Linux. Projekt se razvija od 2003. godine i ranije se temeljio na Live distribuciji Knoppix. Bootabilne verzije su pripremljene za arhitekture x86_64 i i386 (3.9 GB).
V novi različici:
- Preuređena je raspodjela elemenata u grafičkom sučelju, prevedenom na Xfce 4.18. Kao meni aplikacija korišten je paket Whiskermenu.
- Dodana je opcionalna opcija instalacije na lokalne uređaje, realizirana pomoću instalatera Calamares (ranije je bila podržana samo Live podizanja).
- Ažurirane su verzije programa Mousepad 0.6.1, Paole 4.18.0, Ristretto 0.13.1, Thunar 4.18.6, Whiskermenu 2.8.0, LibreOffice 7.6.4, Gnoppix Productivity 1.0.2, Gnoppix Security 0.3 i Gnoppix Privacy 2.1. Linux kernel je ažuriran na verziju 6.6.11.
- Unaprijeđena su sredstva za omogućavanje preusmjeravanja cijelog prometa kroz anonimnu mrežu Tor. Osim Tor preglednika, u paket su dodane program za razmjenu datoteka OnionShare i sustav razmjene poruka Ricochet, integrirani s Torom.
- U paket su uključeni alat za čišćenje predmemorije i privremenih datoteka Sweeper, paket za šifriranje particija VeraCrypt i alati za anonimizaciju metapodataka MAT (Toolkit za anonimizaciju metapodataka).
Izvor: opennet.ru
