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Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 10:14


Continue what I wrote here about how to use any Backtrack 5 application ubuntu, a few days ago someone asked me "How to install Backtrack 5 r1 application in Ubuntu?",  so I thought of having to write it here.

For those of you who focus on computer/network security and love being Ubuntu user, You do not need to consider switching to other distros because you can Install any security application which available on Backtrack 5 on your Ubuntu. You can  add Backtrack 5 repository to your ubuntu following this :

Add Backtrack 5 Menu  to Ubuntu Repository

  1. Download the key, here  (*if first link not work change with this here)
  2. Add the key you have download through synaptic (or terminal), Open your Synaptics then go to Repositories > Authentication > Import key file
  3. Add following Backtrack 5 Ubuntu repository 
  • deb http://all.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution main microverse non-free testing
  • deb http://32.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution main microverse non-free testing
  • deb http://64.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution main microverse non-free testing
  • deb http://source.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution main microverse non-free testing
If repository above not work, you can use following repository (taken from indonesian backtrack community)

  • deb http://backtrack.indowebster.com/repo/all revolution main microverse non-free testing
  • deb http://backtrack.indowebster.com/repo/32 revolution main microverse non-free testing
  • deb http://backtrack.indowebster.com/repo/source revolution main microverse non-free testing
Yes, that's it.