DOWNLOADING BACKTRACK (5)
FAZER PROJECTS Summary Downloading Backtrack (5) tutorial is a PDF designed tutorial structured into 6 main contents to learn how to use Backtrack (5) easily and lightly
Contents
1. Downloading Backtrack 2. Verifying the download in Linux 3. Verifying the download in Windows 4. Verifying the Download in OSX 5. Important Notes 6. What’s next? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Downloading BackTrack With the release of Backtrack 5 we now support 32 bit, 64 bit and ARM architectures. Backtrack 5 comes with two main Window Managers - Gnome and KDE. You can choose to download page either a VMWare image or a bootable ISO image (recommended if you run Backtrack from a LiveCD or a HDD/USB installation). Downloading.. How to Download backtrack 5 ISO ............................... Requirements 1.664 byte Bandwith 2.Internet 3.Internet Browser Procedure 1. Navigate to http://www.backtrack-linux.org/downloads/ 2.Fill the following form 3.Click on Download- This will download Backtrack 5 after a long time (Please be patient) 4. When the down-loader announces you the download is finished that's all ..............................................
Verifying the Download in Linux Once you have downloaded BackTrack, you should check the validity of the downloaded file using md5sum. This will allow you to eliminate the most common problem encountered by BackTrack users - badly downloaded (corrupt) ISO files. To check the MD5 sum of your downloaded ISO, use the md5sum command: [email protected]:~# md5sum BT5R1-KDE-32.iso 38ff62f14cecce5c842df60cbadbdb22 BT5R1-KDE-32.iso [email protected]:~#
BackTrack 5 R1 ISO md5sums are summarized here for your convenience. •
BT5r1-KDE-64.torrent KDE 64bit md5sum: 7858c8f3d9efccd3fa886228e3716cb2
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BT5r1-KDE-32.torrent KDE 32bit md5sum: 38ff62f14cecce5c842df60cbadbdb22 BT5r1-GNOME-64.torrent GNOME 64bit md5sum: 13b6bc940a34274675278fd14506a5d2 BT5r1-GNOME-32.torrent GNOME 32bit md5sum: 49f3dda1e617cb6f4045735766839690 BT5R1-GNOME-VM-32.torrent GNOME 32bit md5sum: 9cfafcdbb10ffd3fa7f7c9fe4fd1de06 R
Verifying the Download in Windows 1. To check the md5sum of your BackTrack ISO in Windows, you can use the free 'hashcalc' tool from SlavaSoft HashCalc - Hash, CRC, and HMAC Calculator 2. Once downloaded, open hashcalc, uncheck all the checkboxes except md5 and change data format to 'file'. 3. In the data box on the right hand side is a button with 3 dots, click it and navigate to where you downloaded your .iso or .bz2 and select it, click open and then 'calculate' .After a few seconds (or more depending on your computer speed) there will be a 32 bit string next to the word md5, this is the md5 of your file.
Compare your md5 to the md5 hash on the download page. If they are the same then your iso or bz2 is good, if not your file is corrupt and you need to download it again.
Verifying the Download in OSX Open up the console and use the md5 command to calculate your BackTrack ISO md5: revolution:~ muts$ md5 BT5R1-GNOME-32.iso MD5 (BT5R1-GNOME-32.iso) = 49f3dda1e617cb6f4045735766839690 revolution:~ muts$
Important Notes The most common problems encountered with BackTrack by newcomers are: 1. ISO md5sum mismatches, which result in random issues in BackTrack.
2. Low media quality (in case of DVDS), or burning the ISO file at speeds which are too high. 3. Burning BackTrack to a DVD as a file instead of a disc image. Please make sure to check everything that was previous mentioned before starting a thread on the Forum.
What next? The BackTrack 5 ISO image is bootable, meaning that you will need to either burn the ISO to a DVD or transfer it to a USB stick. Once you have done this, you will then be able to boot your computer into the BackTrack Live environment. From this Live environment you can continue to use BackTrack or install it to your HDD using one of the installation guides listed on the Installation page.
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