Pentoo
| Pentoo Linux | |
|---|---|
| Pentoo Linux 2010.0 | |
| Developer | Grimmlin (Michael Zanetta - founder), Zero_Chaos (Rick Farina), blshkv (Anton Bolshakov), Wuodan (Stefan Kuhn), Jensp (Jens Pranaitis)[1] |
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Active[2] |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | June 22, 2005; 20 years ago (2005年06月22日) |
| Latest release | 2024.0 / January 11, 2024; 23 months ago (2024年01月11日) |
| Repository | |
| Update method | Emerge |
| Package manager | Portage with Pentoo overlay |
| Supported platforms | IA-32, x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Modular (Linux) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | Xfce4 WM from LiveCD, various |
| License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
| Official website | www |
Pentoo is a Live CD and Live USB designed for penetration testing and security assessment.[3] [4] [5] [6] Based on Gentoo Linux, Pentoo is provided both as 32 and 64-bit installable live CD. Pentoo is also available as an overlay[7] for an existing Gentoo installation. It features packet injection patched Wi-Fi drivers, GPGPU cracking software, and many tools for penetration testing and security assessment. The Pentoo kernel includes grsecurity and PAX hardening and extra patches - with binaries compiled from a hardened toolchain with the latest nightly versions of some tools available.
Features
[edit ]- Available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions, the latter having a significant speed increase from 32 bits
- Includes the required environment to crack passwords using GPGPU with openCL and CUDA configured 'out of the box'[8] [9] [10]
- Built on hardened linux, including a hardened kernel and toolchain
- Hardened kernel with extra patches[11]
- Uses a Pentoo overlay, which allows tools to be built on top of a standard Gentoo build
- Support for full disk encryption with LUKS if installed on HDD
- Automated installation[12]
Tools
[edit ]Tools are installed with versioned ebuilds and open-ended ebuilds,[13] making it possible to pull in the latest subversions and still have installs tracked by package management. The following tool categories are included:[14]
- Analyzer
- Bluetooth
- Cracker
- Database
- Development
- Exploit
- Footprint
- Forensics
- Forging
- Fuzzers
- Misc
- MitM
- Pentoo
- Proxy
- RCE
- Scanner
- SIP-VOIP
- Wireless
Releases
[edit ]Pentoo uses rolling releases with periodic ISO snapshots of the latest committed updates.
| Date | Release[15] |
|---|---|
| 2005年06月22日 | Pentoo 2005.1 |
| 2006年02月02日 | Pentoo 2006.0 |
| 2006年07月05日 | Pentoo 2006.1 |
| 2009年12月04日 | Pentoo 2009.0 |
| 2012年07月30日 | Pentoo 2012.0 |
| 2013年03月09日 | Pentoo 2013.0 RC1.1 |
| 2013年07月04日 | Pentoo 2013.0 RC1.8 |
| 2014年08月08日 | Pentoo 2013.0 RC1.9 |
| 2014年03月17日 | Pentoo 2014.0 RC2.1 |
| 2014年08月08日 | Pentoo 2014.0 RC3 |
| 2014年09月25日 | Pentoo 2014.0 RC3.5 |
| 2014年11月16日 | Pentoo 2014.0 RC3.6 |
| 2015年01月05日 | Pentoo 2015.0 RC3.7 |
| 2015年12月02日 | Pentoo 2015.0 RC4.6[16] [17] [18] |
| 2016年08月02日 | Pentoo 2015.0 RC5 |
| 2018年03月26日 | Pentoo 2018.0 RC6.3 |
| 2018年07月10日 | Pentoo 2018.0 RC7.1 |
| 2019年01月17日 | Pentoo 2019.0 |
| ... | ... |
| 2025年11月03日 | Pentoo 2025.0 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Developers" . Retrieved 2015年07月18日.
- ^ DistroWatch.com: Pentoo
- ^ Pentoo (Gentoo) Based Linux Review, Features and Screenshot Tour, TecMint.
- ^ 12 Best Linux Distributions for Hacking and Penetration Testing in 2018 | It's FOSS
- ^ A Look at Pentoo Linux and Its Security Analysis Tools, eWeek
- ^ 12 Best Operating Systems For Ethical Hacking And Penetration Testing | 2018 Edition
- ^ "Overlay usage". Archived from the original on 2014年04月26日. Retrieved 2013年01月08日.
- ^ "Cuda, Stream, mpi, and Multiforcer". 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2011年01月22日.
- ^ "Pentoo Updates" . Retrieved 2011年01月22日.
- ^ "Pentoo, another security distro". 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2011年01月22日.
- ^ "Kernel Patches". Archived from the original on 2012年03月22日. Retrieved 2011年01月22日.
- ^ "Installation video". YouTube . Retrieved 2013年01月08日.
- ^ "SVN ebuild example". Archived from the original on 2012年03月22日. Retrieved 2011年04月10日.
- ^ "Menu Categories". Archived from the original on 2012年03月22日. Retrieved 2011年04月10日.
- ^ "Index". Pentoo. Archived from the original on 2017年07月14日. Retrieved 2015年01月01日.
- ^ "Surprise! A working iso just in time for nothing at all!". Pentoo. Retrieved 2016年10月06日.
- ^ Gentoo-Based Pentoo 2015.0 Linux Distro for Ethical Hackers Gets New RC Release, Softpedia News
- ^ Gentoo-Based Pentoo 2015.0 Penetration Testing Linux Distro Gets All-New Installer, Softpedia News
