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BackTrack

Desktop · Linux (Unix-like) · Offensive Security[1]Mati AharoniDevon Kearns

BackTrack

2006 Various Active

Operating system entry sourced from Wikipedia: BackTrack.

Key specifications

Family
Linux (Unix-like)
Type
Desktop
Kernel
Monolithic
License
Various
Released
2006

general

Defaultuser interface Bash, KDE Plasma Desktop, Fluxbox, GNOME
Developer Offensive SecurityMati AharoniDevon Kearns
Final release 5 R3 / August 13, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-08-13)
Initial release May 26, 2006; 20 years ago (2006-05-26)
Kernel type Monolithic
License Various
Official website www.backtrack-linux.org
OS family Linux (Unix-like)
Preceded by WHAXAuditor Security Collection
Source model Open source
Succeeded by Kali Linux
Supported platforms i386 (x86), AMD64 (x86-64), ARM
Working state Discontinued

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Performance profile

Catalog-derived scores for comparison — not benchmark results.

Security 64
Performance 36
Compatibility 52
Ecosystem 68
Modern support 78
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