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)
OS family	Linux (Unix-like)
Working state	Active
Source model	Open source
Initial release	June 22, 2005; 19 years ago
Latest release	2024.0 / January 11, 2024; 11 months ago
Repository	github.com/pentoo/pentoo-overlay ;
Update method	Emerge
Package manager	Portage with Pentoo overlay
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.ch

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

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

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

Pentoo uses rolling releases with periodic ISO snapshots of the latest committed updates.

Date	Release^[15]
2005/06/22	Pentoo 2005.1
2006/02/02	Pentoo 2006.0
2006/07/05	Pentoo 2006.1
2009/12/04	Pentoo 2009.0
2012/07/30	Pentoo 2012.0
2013/03/09	Pentoo 2013.0 RC1.1
2013/07/04	Pentoo 2013.0 RC1.8
2014/08/08	Pentoo 2013.0 RC1.9
2014/03/17	Pentoo 2014.0 RC2.1
2014/08/08	Pentoo 2014.0 RC3
2014/09/25	Pentoo 2014.0 RC3.5
2014/11/16	Pentoo 2014.0 RC3.6
2015/01/05	Pentoo 2015.0 RC3.7
2015/12/02	Pentoo 2015.0 RC4.6^[16]^[17]^[18]
2016/08/02	Pentoo 2015.0 RC5
2018/03/26	Pentoo 2018.0 RC6.3
2018/07/10	Pentoo 2018.0 RC7.1
2019/01/17	Pentoo 2019.0

References

^ "Developers". Retrieved 2015-07-18.
^ 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 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
^ "Cuda, Stream, mpi, and Multiforcer". 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
^ "Pentoo Updates". Retrieved 2011-01-22.
^ "Pentoo, another security distro". 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
^ "Kernel Patches". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
^ "Installation video". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
^ "SVN ebuild example". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
^ "Menu Categories". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
^ "Index". Pentoo. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
^ "Surprise! A working iso just in time for nothing at all!". Pentoo. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
^ 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

External links

Official website
Official blog
Pentoo at DistroWatch
Shmoocon 2010 Firetalks Presentation: Pentoo
BSides Delaware 2013 Presentation: Pentoo
Report Bugs
Working betas Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine

[Developers-1] "Developers". Retrieved 2015-07-18.

[dw-2] DistroWatch.com: Pentoo

[tecmint1-3] Pentoo (Gentoo) Based Linux Review, Features and Screenshot Tour, TecMint.

[itsfoss1-4] 12 Best Linux Distributions for Hacking and Penetration Testing in 2018 | It's FOSS

[eweek1-5] A Look at Pentoo Linux and Its Security Analysis Tools, eWeek

[fossbytes1-6] 12 Best Operating Systems For Ethical Hacking And Penetration Testing | 2018 Edition

[7] "Overlay usage". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2013-01-08.

[8] "Cuda, Stream, mpi, and Multiforcer". 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

[9] "Pentoo Updates". Retrieved 2011-01-22.

[10] "Pentoo, another security distro". 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

[11] "Kernel Patches". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

[12] "Installation video". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-01-08.

[13] "SVN ebuild example". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-10.

[14] "Menu Categories". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-10.

[Pentoo_Releases-15] "Index". Pentoo. Retrieved 2015-01-01.

[16] "Surprise! A working iso just in time for nothing at all!". Pentoo. Retrieved 2016-10-06.

[softpedia1-17] Gentoo-Based Pentoo 2015.0 Linux Distro for Ethical Hackers Gets New RC Release, Softpedia News

[softpedia2-18] Gentoo-Based Pentoo 2015.0 Penetration Testing Linux Distro Gets All-New Installer, Softpedia News

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