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NetHydra


Last Update: 2026-03-03 18:36 UTC


NetHydra (formerly HydraPWK GNU/Linux) is a Debian-based distribution designed primarily for penetration testing. It contains a collection of penetration testing tools, including tools for information gathering, scanning, stress testing, exploitation, cracking, reversing engineering and forensics. Formerly known as BlackTrack, the distribution uses a real-time Linux kernel and features the Xfce desktop.

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NetHydra Summary
Distribution NetHydra
Home Page https://nethydra.github.io
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Documentation https://nethydra.github.io/doc
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Feature 2026.01
sana
2025.04
viper
Release Date 2026-03-03 2025-12-02
End Of Life    
Price (US$) Free Free
Image Size (MB) 4500-4600 5300-5400
Free Download ISO ISO
Installation Calamares Calamares
Default Desktop Xfce Xfce
Default Browser Firefox ESR Firefox ESR
Package Format deb deb
Package Management apt apt
Release Model Semi-Rolling Semi-Rolling
Office Suite -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems ext4 ext4
Multilingual en en
Full Package List 2026.01 2025.04
Package 2026.01
sana
2025.04
viper
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.14 1.2.14
amdgpu (25.0.0) -- --
apparmor (4.1.7) -- --
apt (3.1.16) 3.0.3 3.1.12
bash (5.3) 5.2.37 5.3
bind (9.20.20) -- --
chromium (146.0.7680.164) -- --
cinnamon (6.6.7) -- --
cups (2.4.16) -- --
e2fsprogs (1.47.4) 1.47.2 1.47.2
ffmpeg (8.1) -- --
firefox (149.0) 140.4.0 140.5.0
flatpak (1.16.3) -- --
freetype (2.14.3) 2.13.3 2.13.3
gcc (15.2.0) 14.2.0 15.2.0
gimp (3.2.0) -- --
git (2.53.0) -- --
glibc (2.43) 2.41 2.41
gnome-shell (50.0) -- --
grub (2.14) 2.12 2.12
gtk (4.22.1) 3.24.49 4.20.2
httpd (2.4.66) -- --
inkscape (1.4.3) -- --
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.2
krita (6.0.0) -- --
LibreOffice (26.2.1) -- --
Package 2026.01
sana
2025.04
viper
libselinux (3.10) 3.8.1 3.9
linux (6.19.9) 6.16.8 6.16.8
mariadb (12.2.2) -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- --
mesa (26.0.3) 25.0.7 25.2.6
mysql (9.6.0) -- --
nautilus (50.0) -- 49.1
NVIDIA (595.58.03) -- --
openjdk (26) 21.0.9 21.0.9
openssh (10.2p1) -- --
openssl (3.6.1) 3.5.4 3.5.4
perl (5.42.1) 5.40.1 5.40.1
php (8.5.4) -- --
plasma-desktop (6.6.3) -- --
postfix (3.11.1) -- --
postgresql (18.3) -- --
Python (3.14.3) 3.13.5 3.13.9
qt (6.11.0) 6.8.2 6.9.2
samba (4.24.0) -- --
systemd (260.1) 257.9 259rc1
thunderbird (149.0) -- --
vim (9.2) 9.1 9.1
vlc (3.0.23) -- --
wayland (1.25.0) 1.23.1 1.24.0
xfdesktop (4.20.1) 4.20.1 4.20.1
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.16 21.1.21

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