BackBox OS Setup using Virtual Box

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 www.backbox.org.

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 install virtualbox

Or you can download it from this link - https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

Requirements

You will need a BackBox ISO file. The latest stable version is 4.0. It can be found at http://www.backbox.org/downloads.

Setting up BackBox OS on Virtual Box

1. Open VirtualBox and click the New button to create a new virtual machine.

2. In the 'Name' field enter the name of your OS. Eg. 'BackBox'. In the 'Type' field select Linux. In the 'Version' field select Ubuntu.

3. Increase the RAM to 1024kB for optimal performance. Don't increase it beyond the green portion.

4. You will now see a page titled 'Hard Drive'. Click on the option that reads 'Create a virtual hard drive now'.

5. You will now see a list of hard drive types. Select 'VDI (Virtual Disk Image)'. Click 'Next'.

6. 'Storage on Physical Hard Drive' is the page you will now see. Select 'Dynamically Allocated'. Click 'Next'.

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 'Create'.

8. Go to 'Settings' for your BackBox OS. Go to 'Storage'. Under 'Controller IDE', click on 'Empty'. There will be an 'Attributes' 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 'Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file...' A file explorer will open, select the path to the BackBox ISO.

9. Click on 'Ok' and then start the BackBox OS.

10. Once you start the OS, you will be taken through the setup step by step.