BackTrack 2 Linux Security Suite
BackTrack 2 is a live CD that contains a set of tools for testing, repairing, and otherwise securing
Linux systems, Windows systems, and networks. Use the BackTrack menu on the main menu of
this live CD to select from dozens of security-related tools. BackTrack is discussed in Chapter 19.
To boot the BackTrack live CD image from the DVD that comes with this book, insert the DVD into
your PC??™s DVD drive, reboot, and type the following from the boot prompt:
boot: back
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Gentoo 2007.1 Linux
The Gentoo minimal install CD image is included on the DVD that comes with this book. With the
Gentoo CD, you can install a minimal Linux system, to which you can add any of the nearly 7,000
software packages that are available with Gentoo. Those packages can be obtained over a network
connection or from a local CD, DVD, or hard disk. (A procedure for installing from the minimal
Gentoo install CD is described in Chapter 13.) This same minimal install CD is included on the
CD that comes with this book. To boot the Gentoo minimal CD from the DVD that comes with
this book, insert the DVD into your PC??™s DVD drive, reboot, and type the following from the boot
prompt:
boot: gentoo
Refer to Chapter 13 for information on using Gentoo.
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