What's new in BlackArch Linux 2020.01.01
Dec 29, 2019
- added 120 new tools
- add terminus font support to lxdm
- fixed the annoying 'cannot open tools via menu blah blah *crying*' bug
- updated blackarch-installer to v1.1.34
- included linux kernel 5.4.6
- updated urxvt config: add support for changing size on the fly
- vim: replace pathogen with Vundle.vim. added new vim plugin: clang_complete
- minor bugfixes and improvements
- QA'ed and fixed all packages (runtime exec).
- updated all blackarch tools and packages including config files
- updated all system packages
- updated all window manager menus (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
New in BlackArch Linux 2019.09.01 (Aug 28, 2019)
- added more than 150 new tools
- added terminus font for all WMs (thanks to psf for i3-wm bugfixes)
- included linux kernel 5.2.9
- new ~/.vim and ~/.vimrc (thanks to noptrix offering his config files)
- updated blackarch-installer to v1.1.19
- various improvements and bugfixes
- removed dwm window manager
- replaced the default terminal xterm with rxvt-unicode
- updated look&feel: new BlackArch theme for WMs, grub, syslinux, etc. (special thanks to Erik!)
- QA'ed and fixed all packages (runtime exec).
- updated all blackarch tools and packages including config files
- updated all system packages
- updated all window manager menus (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
New in BlackArch Linux 2019.06.01 (May 24, 2019)
- added more than 150 new tools
- added 'jedi-vim' plugin
- updated vim plugins
- included linux kernel 5.1.4
- ISO file clean-ups and tweaks
- updated blackarch-installer to v1.1.1
- updated Xresources/Xdefaults + added support for rxvt-unicode
- package QAs (runtime checks) were performed prior the ISO build
- updated all blackarch tools and packages including config files
- updated all system packages
- updated all window manager menus (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
New in BlackArch Linux 2018.12.01 (Nov 30, 2018)
- added more than 150 new tools
- enabled wicd service by default
- removed dwm window manager
- removed wmii window manager
- added bactl package (script to config and setup BlackArch environment)
- included every tool of BlackArch except: cuda-/oclhashcat, vmcloak, theZoo
- included linux kernel 4.19.4
- included wordlistctl (https://github.com/BlackArch/wordlistctl))
- updated blackarch-installer to v1.0.3
- updated default ISO files (synced with archiso's template)
- package QAs (runtime checks) were performed prior the ISO build
- updated all blackarch tools and packages including config files
- updated all system packages
- updated all window manager menus (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
- re-add multilib
New in BlackArch Linux 2018.06.01 (May 31, 2018)
- added more than 60 new tools
- added config files for i3-wm (BlackArch compatible))
- network stack tunings (sysctl + tuning.sh)
- added system/pacman clean-up script (consistency++)
- switched to terminus font (console, LXDM, WMs, x-terminals, ...)
- replaced second browser midori with chromium
- really, a lot of clean-ups and many tweaks!
- renamed ISO filename
- fixed awesome-wm quit/exit issue
- fixed system group and user failures
- fixed kernel module load failures
- update blackarch installer to version 0.7 (bugfix + many improvements)
- included linux kernel 4.16.12
- updated all blackarch tools and packages including config files
- updated all system packages
- updated all window manager menus (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
- re-add multilib
New in BlackArch Linux 2017.12.11 (Dec 12, 2017)
- update blackarch-installer to version 0.6.2 (most important change)
- included kernel 4.14.4
- updated lot's of blackarch tools and packages
- updated all blackarch tools and packages
- updated all system packages
- bugfix release! (see blackarch-installer)
New in BlackArch Linux 2017.11.24 (Nov 27, 2017)
- added more than 50 new tools
- various clean-ups and tweaks
- updated blackarch installer to version 0.6
- included kernel 4.13.12
- updated all blackarch tools and packages
- updated all system packages
- update all window manager menus (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
New in BlackArch Linux 2017.08.30 (Sep 4, 2017)
- added more than 50 new tools
- bugfix: strap.sh (removed 'http:' for pgp keyserver)
- updated blackarch installer to version 0.5.2 (update: sha1 sum of strap.sh)
- include kernel 4.12.8
- updated a lot of blackarch tools
- updated all system packages
- update all window manager menus (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
New in BlackArch Linux 2017.06.14 (Jun 15, 2017)
- bugfix release: perl libraries rebuilt due to perl upgrade
- include kernel 4.11.4
New in BlackArch Linux 2017.06.13 (Jun 14, 2017)
- add more than 100 new tools
- update blackarch installer to version 0.5.1 (bugfixes + features)
- fix several tools (dependencies, installs)
- include kernel 4.11.3
- updated all blackarch tools
- updated all system packages
- update all window manager menus (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
New in BlackArch Linux 2017-03-01 (Mar 2, 2017)
- add more than 50 new tools
- update blackarch installer to 0.3.3 (bugfixes)
- fix several tools (dependencies, installs)
- include kernel 4.9.11
- updated all system packages
- updated all blackarch tools
- updated menu entries for window managers (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
New in BlackArch Linux 2017-01-28 (Jan 29, 2017)
- add 20 new tools
- update blackarch installer to 0.3.2 (bugfixes)
- fix shadow permissions (thx to ldionmarcil)
- fix f*cking ruby tools (wpscan, metasploit, etc.)
- include linux kernel 4.9.6
- add vmware support (installer)
- updated locale.gen list
- updated all system packages
- updated all blackarch tools
- updated menu entries for windows managers (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
New in BlackArch Linux 2016.12.29 (Dec 29, 2016)
- include linux kernel 4.8.13
- include new installer version 0.3.1
- updated all blackarch tools
New in BlackArch Linux 2016.12.20 (Dec 20, 2016)
- include linux kernel 4.8.13
- fix lxdm shutdown/reboot issue
- userland clean-ups
- added more than 100 new tools
- updated all blackarch tools
- updated all system packages
- updated menus for window managers (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
New in BlackArch Linux 2016.08.30 (Aug 31, 2016)
- Bugfix: strap.sh
- include linux kernel 4.7.2
- updated BlackArch Linux installer
- updated all blackarch tools
- updated all system packages
New in BlackArch Linux 2016.08.19 (Aug 19, 2016)
- include linux kernel 4.7.1
- updated BlackArch Linux installer
- added more than 100 new tools
- updated all blackarch tools
- updated all system packages
- updated menu entries for window managers (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
New in BlackArch Linux 2016.04.28 (May 1, 2016)
- added new (improved) BlackArch Linux installer
- include linux kernel 4.5.1
- fixed an EFI boot issue
- fixed the well-known i686 boot issue
- added more than 80 new tools
- updated all blackarch tools
- updated all system packages
- updated menu entries for window managers (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
New in BlackArch Linux 2016.01.10 (Jan 11, 2016)
- added more than 30 new tools
- updated userland files (etc/)
- added bluetooth packages
- replaced 2nd browser opera with midori
- include linux kernel 4.3.3
- replaced mplayer with mpv
- package-fix: beef: use ruby 2
- added few missing security tools from community
- added package: htop
New in BlackArch Linux 2015.11.24 (Nov 25, 2015)
- added more than 100 new tools
- updated system packages
- include linux kernel 4.2.5
- updated all tools
- updated menu entries for window managers
- added (correct) multilib support
- added more fonts
- added missing group 'vboxsf'
New in BlackArch Linux 2015.07.31 (Aug 3, 2015)
- added more than 30 new tools
- updated system packages including linux kernel 4.1.3
- updated all tools
- added new color config for vim
- replace splash.png
- deleted blackarch-install.txt
- updated /root/README
- fixed typos in ISO config files
New in BlackArch Linux 2015.03.29 (Mar 30, 2015)
- lot's of bugfixes
- change splash for boot loader (syslinux / grub)
- updated pacman.conf settings
- updated /etc/motd
- updated /etc/issue
- updated blackarch-install-scripts (version bump: 0.8)
- minor tweaks related to ISO builds
- updated menu entries for fluxbox, awesome and openbox
- updated all tools
- added more than 150 new tools
New in BlackArch Linux 2014.10.07 (Nov 17, 2014)
- tool fix: beef
- fixed pam issues
- added services and login.defs file
- removed kde/openbox and i3-debug menu items from lxdm
- fixed blackarch keyring issue
- disabled dhcpcd service
- upgraded menu entries for awesome, openbox and fluxbox
- upgraded tools
- added a bunch of new tools (contains now more than 1050 tools)
- upgraded archiso profile
New in BlackArch Linux 2014-04-21 (Jun 26, 2014)
- added new system packages: mplayer, abs, ack, bc, bridge-utils, darkhttpd, flashplugin, inotify-tools, irssi, makepasswd, mercurial, mplayer, rtorrent, scrot, strace, tor-browser-en
- added .Xresources with entries for xterm
- added wicd to system start (systemctl)
- added wicd and wicd-gtk networkmanager
- removed 'xset r rate 150 100' entry for X
- updated menu entries
- added more than 150 new tools
- replaced zathura pdf reader with mupdf