Kali Linux 1.0.6 Released
source:http://www.kali.org/news/kali-linux-106-released/#prettyPhoto
Kernel 3.12, LUKS nuke, Amazon AMI / Google Compute images and more!
Kali ARM Build Scripts Now Available
This new release brings with it the introduction of the
Offensive Security Trusted ARM image scripts
– a set of slowly growing scripts that are able to build Kali Linux
images for various ARM devices. These scripts will replace the growing
number of actual ARM image releases we have in order to reduce the
exponentially growing amount of traffic we serve on each release. We
will release a short blog post about how to use these scripts in the
next few days.
LUKS Nuke Patch Added to cryptsetup
A
couple of days ago, we demonstrated a cool patch for cryptsetup, which
introduces a self destruction feature. The response to this post was
overwhelmingly positive, as many people voted to see this feature
included in Kali Linux. Therefore, we included this patch into our
cryptsetup package yesterday, making the luksAddNuke
options available to all Kali users by default. The patch is
non-invasive and will not change anything for anyone that does not want
to make use of it. No action is necessary if you currently use LUKS and
don’t want to utilize the key nuke feature. The updated cryptsetup
package is present in Kali 1.0.6 by default. We’d like to take a moment
to thank everyone who participated in the poll for voicing their
opinion. This kind of feedback is very useful for us, giving us a better
feel for the type of features to add in the future. In an upcoming blog
post, we will take the opportunity to better explain this new feature
and show you how to test it out.
Updated Instructions for Building VMware Tools with Kernel 3.12
VMware
Tools always lags behind new kernels, which always causes us headaches
and this time is no exception. At the time of this release, VMware Tools
does not cleanly compile against kernel 3.12 and requires a set of
patches. We have posted these
Kali Linux VMware Tools patches on GitHub along with instructions on how to use them. We suspect that these build issues will go away in future releases of VMware Tools.
Kali Linux Amazon AMI/Google Compute Build Scripts Now Available
Yay! This was on our todo list for quite awhile and we’re happy to bring this feature out at last. A
set of scripts
that enables you to build your own custom Amazon AMI and Google Compute
cloud images. If you intend to use the images for any real work, you
should first consult with the
terms of service of the cloud provider.
Separation of Kali Official Images and Offensive Security Contributed Images
Due to the ever growing number of ARM images
Offensive Security
is contributing as well as the high demand of more flavours of VMware
images, we’ve separated the Official Kali images from Offensive Security
contributed images. This allows us to generate more VMware image
flavours (amd64, i486, i686-pae), as well as increased flexibility in
future releases. To find updated VMware and custom ARM images, visit the
Offensive Security Custom Image Download Page. Please bear with us as we update images on this server in the next few days.
Improving Kali Linux Package Features
In the past couple of weeks, jerichodotm has been helping us add
watch
files to our Kali packages. These watch files allow us to monitor
upstream tarball releases for updates in a much more reliable manner.
Once this process is complete, we’ll be able to monitor new upstream
software updates with much more ease. For example, if you want to check
if there’s a new upstream release of nmap, you could do the following:
root@kali:~# apt-get install devscripts
root@kali:~# apt-get source nmap
root@kali:~# cd nmap-6.40/
root@kali:~/nmap-6.40# uscan --no-download --verbose
-- Scanning for watchfiles in .
-- Found watchfile in ./debian
-- In debian/watch, processing watchfile line:
http://nmap.org/dist/nmap-((?:\d+\.)+\d+)\.tgz
-- Found the following matching hrefs:
nmap-5.00.tgz
nmap-5.20.tgz
nmap-5.21.tgz
nmap-5.50.tgz
nmap-5.51.1.tgz
nmap-5.51.2.tgz
nmap-5.51.3.tgz
nmap-5.51.4.tgz
nmap-5.51.5.tgz
nmap-5.51.6.tgz
nmap-5.51.tgz
nmap-6.00.tgz
nmap-6.01.tgz
nmap-6.25.tgz
nmap-6.40.tgz
Newest version on remote site is 6.40, local version is 6.40
=> Package is up to date
-- Scan finished
root@kali:~/nmap-6.40#
No Re-Downloading Required
Lastly,
if you already have a Kali Linux installation up and running, you don’t
need to download a new ISO. You can easily upgrade your installation to
the latest and greatest Kali Linux has to offer as follows:
root@kali:~# apt-get update
root@kali:~# apt-get dist-upgrade
….Engage.
We’re
really happy with this release and are looking forward to completing
our next goals with 1.0.7. As usual, you are welcome to visit our
Kali Linux forums (which now default to HTTPS), read up on our
official documentation, submit
bugs and patches, or chat with us in IRC, irc.freenode.net, #kali-linux.
Shameless Plug
They patched a utility
called cryptsetup, which introduces a self destruction feature that will
allow the Kali user to encrypt the full hard disk to make the data
inaccessible in an emergency case by entering a secret password at boot
time.
Offensive Security has finally announced today the release of the latest
version i.e. Kali Linux 1.0.6 with Kernel version 3.12, and also added
the Self Destruct feature along with many new penetration testing and
hacking tools.
The new release also includes an ARM image script, that allow the user
to build Kali Linux images for various ARM devices. Some more scripts
are also added that enables the user to build their own custom Amazon
AMI and Google Compute cloud images.
If you already have a Kali Linux installed on your system, you don’t
need to download the new setup. You can easily upgrade your installation
to the latest version of the Kali Linux using the following commands:
root@kali:~# apt-get update
root@kali:~# apt-get dist-upgrade
or you can download complete ISO of KALI Linux 1.0.6 here.
Read more:
http://thehackernews.com/2014/01/kali-linux-106-released-officially.html
They patched a utility
called cryptsetup, which introduces a self destruction feature that will
allow the Kali user to encrypt the full hard disk to make the data
inaccessible in an emergency case by entering a secret password at boot
time.
Offensive Security has finally announced today the release of the latest
version i.e. Kali Linux 1.0.6 with Kernel version 3.12, and also added
the Self Destruct feature along with many new penetration testing and
hacking tools.
The new release also includes an ARM image script, that allow the user
to build Kali Linux images for various ARM devices. Some more scripts
are also added that enables the user to build their own custom Amazon
AMI and Google Compute cloud images.
If you already have a Kali Linux installed on your system, you don’t
need to download the new setup. You can easily upgrade your installation
to the latest version of the Kali Linux using the following commands:
root@kali:~# apt-get update
root@kali:~# apt-get dist-upgrade
or you can download complete ISO of KALI Linux 1.0.6 here.
Read more:
http://thehackernews.com/2014/01/kali-linux-106-released-officially.html
They patched a utility
called cryptsetup, which introduces a self destruction feature that will
allow the Kali user to encrypt the full hard disk to make the data
inaccessible in an emergency case by entering a secret password at boot
time.
Offensive Security has finally announced today the release of the latest
version i.e. Kali Linux 1.0.6 with Kernel version 3.12, and also added
the Self Destruct feature along with many new penetration testing and
hacking tools.
The new release also includes an ARM image script, that allow the user
to build Kali Linux images for various ARM devices. Some more scripts
are also added that enables the user to build their own custom Amazon
AMI and Google Compute cloud images.
If you already have a Kali Linux installed on your system, you don’t
need to download the new setup. You can easily upgrade your installation
to the latest version of the Kali Linux using the following commands:
root@kali:~# apt-get update
root@kali:~# apt-get dist-upgrade
or you can download complete ISO of KALI Linux 1.0.6 here.
Read more:
http://thehackernews.com/2014/01/kali-linux-106-released-officially.html
They patched a utility
called cryptsetup, which introduces a self destruction feature that will
allow the Kali user to encrypt the full hard disk to make the data
inaccessible in an emergency case by entering a secret password at boot
time.
Offensive Security has finally announced today the release of the latest
version i.e. Kali Linux 1.0.6 with Kernel version 3.12, and also added
the Self Destruct feature along with many new penetration testing and
hacking tools.
The new release also includes an ARM image script, that allow the user
to build Kali Linux images for various ARM devices. Some more scripts
are also added that enables the user to build their own custom Amazon
AMI and Google Compute cloud images.
If you already have a Kali Linux installed on your system, you don’t
need to download the new setup. You can easily upgrade your installation
to the latest version of the Kali Linux using the following commands:
root@kali:~# apt-get update
root@kali:~# apt-get dist-upgrade
or you can download complete ISO of KALI Linux 1.0.6 here.
Read more:
http://thehackernews.com/2014/01/kali-linux-106-released-officially.html
They patched a utility
called cryptsetup, which introduces a self destruction feature that will
allow the Kali user to encrypt the full hard disk to make the data
inaccessible in an emergency case by entering a secret password at boot
time.
Offensive Security has finally announced today the release of the latest
version i.e. Kali Linux 1.0.6 with Kernel version 3.12, and also added
the Self Destruct feature along with many new penetration testing and
hacking tools.
The new release also includes an ARM image script, that allow the user
to build Kali Linux images for various ARM devices. Some more scripts
are also added that enables the user to build their own custom Amazon
AMI and Google Compute cloud images.
If you already have a Kali Linux installed on your system, you don’t
need to download the new setup. You can easily upgrade your installation
to the latest version of the Kali Linux using the following commands:
root@kali:~# apt-get update
root@kali:~# apt-get dist-upgrade
or you can download complete ISO of KALI Linux 1.0.6 here.
Read more:
http://thehackernews.com/2014/01/kali-linux-106-released-officially.html
They patched a utility
called cryptsetup, which introduces a self destruction feature that will
allow the Kali user to encrypt the full hard disk to make the data
inaccessible in an emergency case by entering a secret password at boot
time.
Offensive Security has finally announced today the release of the latest
version i.e. Kali Linux 1.0.6 with Kernel version 3.12, and also added
the Self Destruct feature along with many new penetration testing and
hacking tools.
The new release also includes an ARM image script, that allow the user
to build Kali Linux images for various ARM devices. Some more scripts
are also added that enables the user to build their own custom Amazon
AMI and Google Compute cloud images.
If you already have a Kali Linux installed on your system, you don’t
need to download the new setup. You can easily upgrade your installation
to the latest version of the Kali Linux using the following commands:
root@kali:~# apt-get update
root@kali:~# apt-get dist-upgrade
or you can download complete ISO of KALI Linux 1.0.6 here.
Read more:
http://thehackernews.com/2014/01/kali-linux-106-released-officially.html
