http://www.backtrack-linux.org/downloads/
I had someone on IRC tell me that they couldn't find the site to download. If you download, please use the torrents link because it's much faster than the direct download links, which are getting hammered right now.
Also, when you are done, please seed. This project needs all the help they can get, especially when it comes down to bandwidth for their new releases because I'd hate to see their servers crash/get bogged down.
1.12.2010
Hard drive installation of Backtrack 4 Final
What I like the most about Backtrack 4 Final is that, on the desktop, there is an install.sh script. If you run it, it prompts you to install this to the hard drive. In previous versions, you needed instructions to copy into a terminal on your system and hope you didn't typo or the person who wrote the instructions didn't mess anything up.
First, it prompts you to setup the time zone. This is simple. Second, it prompts you to setup the partitioner. This is pretty much fool-proof and since I dedicated a spare desktop to Backtrack 4 Final, I decided to use the whole disk rather than dual booting Ubuntu and Backtrack 4. Third, it asks you if all your choices are correct and it finishes by installing to the hard drive.
Like I said, this is pretty much fool-proof unless you are dual booting or have crazy partitions on your hard drive. I made a silly mistake when I was copying everything to the hard drive, with trying to run an application not remembering that Backtrack 4 Final runs as a live DVD before you install it to your hard drive.
My install took about 10-15 minutes, then after I was done - I did an apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade , because Backtrack 4 Final is based off of Ubuntu/Debian. There was no updates, and everything was working fine. I've got to work tonight so this will give me something to play with. The "wepbuster" tool looks very interesting to me, because in Backtrack 3, there was a tool called "SpoonWEP" that was a front-end, "point-and-click" WEP cracker for the Aircrack-NG tools. Aircrack-NG can be difficult to use sometimes and confusing, but I'll eventually learn how to use it later on when I have some spare time for myself.
First, it prompts you to setup the time zone. This is simple. Second, it prompts you to setup the partitioner. This is pretty much fool-proof and since I dedicated a spare desktop to Backtrack 4 Final, I decided to use the whole disk rather than dual booting Ubuntu and Backtrack 4. Third, it asks you if all your choices are correct and it finishes by installing to the hard drive.
Like I said, this is pretty much fool-proof unless you are dual booting or have crazy partitions on your hard drive. I made a silly mistake when I was copying everything to the hard drive, with trying to run an application not remembering that Backtrack 4 Final runs as a live DVD before you install it to your hard drive.
My install took about 10-15 minutes, then after I was done - I did an apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade , because Backtrack 4 Final is based off of Ubuntu/Debian. There was no updates, and everything was working fine. I've got to work tonight so this will give me something to play with. The "wepbuster" tool looks very interesting to me, because in Backtrack 3, there was a tool called "SpoonWEP" that was a front-end, "point-and-click" WEP cracker for the Aircrack-NG tools. Aircrack-NG can be difficult to use sometimes and confusing, but I'll eventually learn how to use it later on when I have some spare time for myself.
Backtrack 4 Final Just Released!!!
Hello,
I saw the announcement on the full-disclosure mailing list about Backtrack 4 Final being released. I downloaded my iso from the torrent link, so I would not hammer the direct downloads from the BT servers, and I got it really quickly. I burned my copy and currently I am installing it on my spare desktop.
My desktop is a Pentium 4 3.2Ghz, 512mb RAM (PC2700/333Mhz), 30gb hard drive and it's an IBM ThinkCentre. I got the machine for free, from a friend, for doing some wireless networking troubleshooting at his house and he had the spare machine in his closet that I gladly took off his hands in exchange for my less than ten minutes of work. I'm going to upgrade the RAM soon, to 2gb which is the maximum, and throw in a larger hard drive. Newegg has refurbished 320gb Maxtor drives for ~$40 and I purchased on before. I'm extremely pleased with it and it's still going almost a year after I made my purchase.
I'm going to dedicate this blog to showing off what Backtrack 4 Final can offer, in regards to pentesting/security auditing, plus neat tips and tricks. If you have any questions, feel free to post a comment and I will get back to you ASAP.
I saw the announcement on the full-disclosure mailing list about Backtrack 4 Final being released. I downloaded my iso from the torrent link, so I would not hammer the direct downloads from the BT servers, and I got it really quickly. I burned my copy and currently I am installing it on my spare desktop.
My desktop is a Pentium 4 3.2Ghz, 512mb RAM (PC2700/333Mhz), 30gb hard drive and it's an IBM ThinkCentre. I got the machine for free, from a friend, for doing some wireless networking troubleshooting at his house and he had the spare machine in his closet that I gladly took off his hands in exchange for my less than ten minutes of work. I'm going to upgrade the RAM soon, to 2gb which is the maximum, and throw in a larger hard drive. Newegg has refurbished 320gb Maxtor drives for ~$40 and I purchased on before. I'm extremely pleased with it and it's still going almost a year after I made my purchase.
I'm going to dedicate this blog to showing off what Backtrack 4 Final can offer, in regards to pentesting/security auditing, plus neat tips and tricks. If you have any questions, feel free to post a comment and I will get back to you ASAP.
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