The current version of BlackBuntu is v22.04 which you can download in its server edition, light desktop edition or full edition. If you are looking for an earlier version of BlackBuntu, we invite you to consult our releases section where you will be able to retrieve all the previous versions of BlackBuntu available to download.
BlackBuntu is distributed freely over Internet. You can download all of it from any of our mirrors. Furthermore, depending of your Internet connection you may be tempted to download BlackBuntu via torrent, which can potentially mean a quicker download.
While we hope you can usually trust your BlackBuntu download, it is definitely reassuring to be able to verify that the image you have downloaded is not corrupted in some way, and also that it is an authentic image that hasn’t been tampered with.
Verifying a download involves checking the checksum of the file you downloaded versus the checksum provided on the download page. To move further and verify your downloaded ISO we invite you to refer to our documentation.
The "Server Edition" comes bundled with all BlackBuntu component and tools which does not require a GUI (Graphical User Interface) to be executed. The "Light Edition" is a Desktop version that comes with all the pentest and cybersecurity tools that make up BlackBuntu. The "Full Edition", is the version that will allow you to have an operating system containing all the tools of the "Light Edition" version as well as all the components and programs allowing you to use it as primary OS whether for work or for your personal needs.
BlackBuntu follows the same TLS release plan as Ubuntu. Concretely this means that for each new TLS version of Ubuntu a new version of BlackBuntu will be released.
The BlackBuntu tools section page provides an easy way to browse and find more information about the thousands of packages installed on BlackBuntu operating system along with the main function of each package and the way to uses it.
Although BlackBuntu has always and will always be free, we provide a form that our lovers can use to donate to BlackBuntu project. These donations are used to support, improve and maintain the project live. Thanks a lot in advance. Your donation, however small, is much appreciated by our team who are making BlackBuntu better for you.
Considering that the donation is an action based on the goodwill of our users, we have tried to make the principle of donation as simple as possible. You can make your donations via PayPal, by credit card or even by using your cryptocurrencies.
All users who have made a donation will have free early access to our podcast and video tutorials.
BlackBuntu is committed to follow the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is the most comprehensive EU data privacy law in more than two decades, and go into effect since May 25, 2018. WWe have been busy at work ensuring that we meet our obligations when handling EU citizens personal data.
Here is a highlight of the measures we have been doing:
- Continuing to invest in our security infrastructure.
- Ensuring we have the appropriate contractual terms in place.
- Ensuring we can continue to support international data transfers by executing Standard.
- Contractual Clauses through our updated Data Processing Addendum.
- Tools for individuals to exercise their data subject rights.
- We are monitoring the guidance around GDPR compliance from privacy-related regulatory bodies, and will adjust our plans accordingly if it changes.
Notice to EU Residents
If you are an EU resident looking to exercise your rights under the GDPR, please review our privacy policy.
BlackBuntu uses personal information in a few ways, and in compliance with applicable law, including the following:
- To personalize, provide, and improve our services.
- To allow you to set up a user account and profile.
- To fulfill your requests for certain products and services.
- To analyze website and app use.
BlackBuntu also utilizes personal information in association with third parties in the following areas:
- Fraud prevention service providers.
- Analytics service providers.
- Marketing Service Providers.
- These lists are not exhaustive, and for an in-depth overview of specifically how personal data is utilized in each of these sub-categories, we invite you to check our privacy policy section which is regularly updated.
We update our privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business practices and in the law. The privacy policy has been updated to reflect current Consumer Reports product offerings. The policy language links to those new product offerings, as appropriate.
We share contact information with third parties such as service providers who perform services on our behalf and as otherwise disclosed in our Privacy Policy. For example, we share the names and mailing addresses of our print publication subscribers with third parties for their promotional purposes. For more information, please click here.
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