Ubuntu-Based BackBox Linux 4.7 Is Out with Kernel 4.4 LTS, Updated Hacking Tools

On December 6, 2016, the developers behind the Ubuntu-based, hacking-oriented BlackBox Linux operating system proudly announced the release of BackBox Linux 4.7. BackBox Linux 4.7 is here a little over six months since the end-of-May release of BackBox Linux 4.6, and it upgrades the kernel packages to the long-term supported Linux 4.4 series, as well as various of the pre-installed hacking tools, including but not limited to Metasploit, OpenVAS, BeEF, sqlmap, Social-Engineer Toolkit, and WPScan. "We thought to release a new minor version to give our users the opportunity to have a stable and up-to-date system until the next official major release, i.e. BackBox 5, still under development," read the announcement page. "In this release, we have fixed some minor bugs, updated the kernel stack, base system and tools." Recommended system requirement and update instructions As you c...