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Re: VMWare and which linux distro?
From: Steve Kemp <steve () steve org uk>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:24:59 +0000
On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 04:15:49PM -0500, Maxime Rousseau wrote:
I think a good portion of you guys use a VMWare-Linux setup when doing pen-test (for many reasons). The question i would like to ask is, which linux distribution works best for this specific purpose ? Obviously you dont need a distribution with many fency Xwin features and preferably good networking tools built-in.
I like Debian for this purpose as it provides a very minimal installation which I personally find easy to understand. In addition to this there is a vast, vast, collection of packages which are available for download with minimal effort. I manage this by having two linux chroots, one with Debian stable and one with Debian unstable just in case I need a choice of versions. I suspect that any answer you receive will come down to personal preference and religion though ;) Steve -- Edinburgh System Administrator : Linux, UNIX, Windows Looking for an interesting job : http://www.steve.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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