NUbuntu

nUbuntu or Network Ubuntu is a project to take the existing Ubuntu operating system and remaster it as a Live CD and Full install with tools needed for penetration testing servers and networks. The main idea is to keep Ubuntu's ease of use and mix it with popular penetration testing tools. Besides usage for network and server testing, nUbuntu will be made to be a desktop distribution for advanced Linux users.

nUbuntu Linux

Developer	Brendan Almonte
OS family	Linux
Working state	abandoned
Source model	Open source
Latest release	8.12 / December 16, 2008 (2008-12-16)
Kernel type	Monolithic kernel
Default user interface	Fluxbox
License	Free software licenses (mainly GNU GPL)
Official website	none

Contents

nUbuntu uses the light window manager Fluxbox.

It includes some of the most used security programs for Linux, such as Wireshark, nmap, dSniff, and Ettercap.

History

• 2005-12-18 - nUbuntu Project is born, developers release Testing 1
• 2006-01-16 - nUbuntu Live developers release Stable 1
• 2006-06-26 - nUbuntu Live developers release version 6.06
• 2006-10-16 - nUbuntu featured in Hacker Japan Archived 2006-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, a Japanese hacker magazine
• 2007-12-31 - nUbuntu developer TomB retires from project, Brendan Almonte takes over
• 2008-07-16 - nUbuntu Live developers release version 8.04 Alpha

2010-04-04 - the official website was closed.

Releases

Below is a list of previous and current releases.

Version	Release date	Release name
Stable 1	2006-01-16	nUbuntu Live
Stable	2006-06-26	6.06
Stable	2006-11-21	6.10
Alpha	2008-07-16	8.04
Beta	2008-12-17	8.12 Instigating Insecurity

Other websites

• Darknet 10 Best Security Live CD Distros for pen-test, forensics, and recovery
• SecurityDistro screenshots of nUbuntu Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
• SecurityDistro's nUbuntu section Archived 2008-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
• SecurityDistro's nUbuntu forum page^{[permanent dead link]}