BackTrack is the result of the merging of two Innovative Penetration Testing live Linux distributions combined together, it it a merge of Whax and Auditor
Combining the best features from both distributions, and paying special attention to small details, this is probably the best version of either distributions to ever come out.
Based on SLAX (Slackware), BackTrack provides user modularity. This means the distribution can be easily customised by the user to include personal scripts, additional tools, customised kernels, etc.
BackTrack is released in two flavours - Developer Edition and User Edition. These two CD's contain the same data, however have the following differences:
Developer Edition:
Built from the individual modules which create BackTrack.
Boot time is slow, due to large number of modules
Modulatiry is high, so user customisation is easier
User Edition:
Individual modules consolidated.
Boot time is faster, due to few modules
Modulatiry is low, so user customisation is harder
PLEASE NOTE - THE CURRENT RELEASE IS BETA!
Visit the following URL to download from one of the mirrors:
http://www.remote-exploit.org/index.php/BackTrack