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<p>Created page with &quot;==BackBox OS== BackBox is an Ubuntu based Linux distribution. It was designed with the intent of doing network and informatic system analysis. It comes with a complete set of tools for ethical hacking and security testing. For more information visit [http://www.backbox.org/ www.backbox.org]. &lt;br&gt; ==Getting the Virtual Box== To run the virtual machine, you’ll first need to download and install VirtualBox. Use the following command on your shell - sudo apt-get ins...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==BackBox OS==<br /> BackBox is an Ubuntu based Linux distribution. It was designed with the intent of doing network and informatic system analysis. It comes with a complete set of tools for ethical hacking and security testing. For more information visit [http://www.backbox.org/ www.backbox.org].<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> ==Getting the Virtual Box==<br /> To run the virtual machine, you’ll first need to download and install VirtualBox.<br /> Use the following command on your shell - <br /> <br /> sudo apt-get install virtualbox<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Or you can download it from this link -<br /> https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> ==Requirements==<br /> <br /> You will need a BackBox ISO file. The latest stable version is 4.0. It can be found at http://www.backbox.org/downloads.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> ==Setting up BackBox OS on Virtual Box==<br /> <br /> 1. Open VirtualBox and click the New button to create a new virtual machine. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> 2. In the &#039;Name&#039; field enter the name of your OS. Eg. &#039;BackBox&#039;. In the &#039;Type&#039; field select Linux. In the &#039;Version&#039; field select Ubuntu. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> 3. Increase the RAM to 1024kB for optimal performance. Don&#039;t increase it beyond the green portion. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> 4. You will now see a page titled &#039;Hard Drive&#039;. Click on the option that reads &#039;Create a virtual hard drive now&#039;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> 5. You will now see a list of hard drive types. Select &#039;VDI (Virtual Disk Image)&#039;. Click &#039;Next&#039;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> 6. &#039;Storage on Physical Hard Drive&#039; is the page you will now see. Select &#039;Dynamically Allocated&#039;. Click &#039;Next&#039;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> 7. Select the file location and size by entering the appropriate path name and disk size of your choice. Ideally around 20GB should suffice. Click on &#039;Create&#039;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> 8. Go to &#039;Settings&#039; for your BackBox OS. Go to &#039;Storage&#039;. Under &#039;Controller IDE&#039;, click on &#039;Empty&#039;. There will be an &#039;Attributes&#039; field on the right hand side of the window. Click on the disk shaped icon and in the drop down menu select the option that reads &#039;Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file...&#039; A file explorer will open, select the path to the BackBox ISO. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> 9. Click on &#039;Ok&#039; and then start the BackBox OS. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> 10. Once you start the OS, you will be taken through the setup step by step.</div>

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