A request came in to add iperf3 3.20 to BashCore.
iperf3 is a solid, widely used tool for real network performance testing (TCP/UDP, throughput, jitter, loss...).
I started using it recently while working with Buildroot, and it fits BashCore’s minimal approach very well.
It will be available soon in upcoming BashCore releases 😉
Remember that massive Debian family tree thread? It officially has a home on my Codeberg now.
I have cleaned it up, fixed the links, and organized it so it is easier to navigate. If you are looking for a non-Ubuntu Debian based distro, this is a decent place to start.
View the list here: https://codeberg.org/resplendent606/terminal-tilt/src/branch/main/docs/debian-distros.md
Pull Requests are welcome, or you can just tell me here.
RE: https://climatejustice.social/@resplendent606/115788867728385803
#Debian #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #Privacy #SysAdmin #Tech #OpenSource #LMDE #LinuxMint #Mint #MXLinux #Deepin #PeppermintOS #antiX #SparkyLinux #BunsenLabs #Elive #AVLinux #NeptuneOS #KaliLinux #Kali #Tails #Whonix #Proxmox #OpenMediaVault #GRML #FINNIX #Knoppix #RaspberryPi #Pi #VyOS #Devuan #PureOS #Nitrux #EndlessOS #Emmabuntüs #Siduction #Bashcore #VanillaOS #TrueNAS #TrueNASScale #WindowMakerLive #Neptune #blendOS #crunchbang #Mobian #Droidian #FuriOS #LuneOS #Slax
I love using Debian. I think it is so interesting that so many distros have been or currently are based on Debian. While I prefer vanillia Debian, I wanted to list all of the Debian based distros (non-Ubuntu) I know of and categorize them based on what makes them unique.
Daily Drivers (Ease of use):
LMDE - Linux Mint + Debian, no Ubuntu, Mint polish
MX Linux - MXTools is helpful
Deepin - Beautiful, preconfigured desktop, from China.
Peppermint_OS – Lightweight, cloud integrated, snappy
Neptune - Polished KDE Plasma on stable Debian w/newer kernels.
SpiralLinux – Pure Debian with modern defaults (Btrfs, ZRAM).
SolydXK – Simplified XFCE/KDE desktops for stability.
Lingmo OS / Mauna Linux / Br OS - Recent, beautiful desktops (China/Brazil)
Modern/Atomic (Immutable):
Vanilla OS - Atomic updates, can run Fedora/Arch apps via Apx.
blendOS - Atomic, lets you choose DE (KDE, XFCE, etc), can install applications from other Linux distros.
Nitrux - Immutable, no systemd (OpenRC), Maui shell, immutable, heavy reliance on AppImage
High Performance and Gaming:
Siduction - Rolling release based on Debian Sid.
SparkyLinux - Great for gaming, newer drivers.
PikaOS - Gaming with high-performance kernel opimizations.
Multimedia/Creative:
AV Linux (MX Edition) – Preconfigured w/low-latency kernel for audio production.
Minimalist:
BashCore - Ultra minimalist, branding free CLI environment.
Slax - Modular, tiny, runs from a USB stick.
Performance and Old Hardware (Lightweight):
antiX - No systemd, runs on a toaster (256MB RAM)
CrunchBang++ (#!++)- Minimalist, Debian + Openbox, continuation of original Crunchbang.
BunsenLabs - minimalist OpenBox, keyboard centric.
Window Maker Live - 90s NeXTSTEP look, fast, retro.
Puppy Linux (DPup) - Runes entirely on RAM, fast.
Elive - Enlightenment desktop, high-end looks for 20 year old hardware.
Damn Small Linux - Stays under 700MB.
wattOS - Low power consumption and simplicity.
Q4OS – Trinity desktop, can mimic Windows XP/7.
Commodore OS Vision - Retro computing aesthetic.
Security, Privacy, and Stealth:
Qubes OS - Isolates everything inside Xen VMs, has Debian and Fedora as default templates.
Tails - Amnesic "Snowden" OS, leaves no trace on hardware.
Whonix - Extreme privacy via dual-VM gateway/workstation.
Kodachi - Hardened, pre-routed live OS alternative to Tails.
Septor – Surf the web anonymously.
Kicksecure - Hardened Debian layer (the base for Whonix).
IT and SysAdmin Toolbox:
Kali Linux/Parrot OS - "Hackerman" suites for penetration testing.
GParted Live/Dr. Parted - Disk partitioning
Grml/Finnix/Knoppix - "Oh Shit Buttons", emergency ktis for broken PCs.
SysLinuxOS/Kaisen - Built for network admins and system integrators.
Servers, Cloud, and Self Hosting:
Proxmox VE - Server, machine host for VMs
TrueNAS Scale - NAS, built for ZFS storage and applications.
OpenMediaVault - Turns old hardwrae into NAS
umbrelOS/StartOS/YunoHost - self-host your own cloud.
Univention (UCS) - Professional Debian for corporate identity mangement.
Network & Radio Engineering:
Live Raizo – Specialized lab environment for network admins to simulate and experiment with complex network topologies (integrated with GNS3).
Skywave Linux – Built for Software Defined Radio (SDR) and shortwave enthusiasts. Preconfigured with specific drivers and software needed to communicate on the airwaves.
VyOS – Network OS for routers and firewalls.
Embedded, IoT, and Media:
Raspberry Pi OS - OS specifically for Raspberry Pi
DietPi - lightweight, optimized base for hobbyist boards.
OSMC - Turn hardware into dedicated Kodi media center.
LinuxCNC - Controls heavy machinery and 3D printers.
Mobile Distros:
Mobian - Debian for phones and tablets.
PureOS - FSF endorsed, famous for Librem 5 convergence.
Droidian - Allows Debian to run on standard Android hardware.
LuneOS - Spiritual successor to Palm webOS.
FuriOS – OS for the FuriLabs FLX1, includes Waydroid.
Philosopy and Geopolitics:
Devuan - Protest against systemd
Endless OS/Emmabuntüs - Built for schools and developing world.
Astra/BOSS/Pardus/UOS - State sponsored distros (RU,IN,TR,CN).
openKylin - Community version of China's Kylin OS.
You could also consider Debian Pureblends, like Debian Med and Debian Edu.
Did I miss any? Please let me know, I will edit the list. Thank you!
#Debian #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #Privacy #SysAdmin #Tech #OpenSource #LMDE #LinuxMint #Mint #MXLinux #Deepin #PeppermintOS #antiX #SparkyLinux #BunsenLabs #Elive #AVLinux #NeptuneOS #KaliLinux #Kali #Tails #Whonix #Proxmox #OpenMediaVault #GRML #FINNIX #Knoppix #RaspberryPi #Pi #VyOS #Devuan #PureOS #Nitrux #EndlessOS #Emmabuntüs #Siduction #Bashcore #VanillaOS #TrueNAS #TrueNASScale #WindowMakerLive #Neptune #blendOS #crunchbang #Mobian #Droidian #FuriOS #LuneOS #Slax
Booted a custom Linux OS with Buildroot inside QEMU.
Kernel 6.12.47, ext2 rootfs, BusyBox shell, no branding, no splash.
Filesystem mounted cleanly, init runs, system idle at 99%.
Next: network stack + GRUB2 ISO. Minimal, reproducible, silent.
#buildroot #linux #qemu #customos #bashcore #initonly #minimalism
🚨 BashCore & BashCoreT are UPDATED! 🚀
Get the ultimate CLI Linux experience for pentesters & system engineers. Now featuring OPTIONAL PREEMPT_RT KERNEL support, switchable at boot for maximum predictability and minimal latency in time-sensitive workloads (SDR, robotics, control loops).
Dynamic for speed. Real-Time for precision.
Grab your ISOs: https://www.bashcore.org/
🚀 BashCoreZ is out now at https://bashcore.org 🤟🏻
The purest BashCore ever, based on Debian 13 “Trixie” and Linux 6.12.
Zero bloat, zero persistence, zero extras 😎
🔥 New: choose at boot between the dynamic or PREEMPT_RT Real-Time kernel directly from GRUB: perfect for audio, robotics, and time-critical tasks 👊🏻
I’ve had another crazy idea, and I’m already working on it 🤟🏻
I never thought I’d end up playing with the PREEMPT_RT kernel, but here we are.
Beyond its use in embedded systems, this opens the door to something new, something useful, and I honestly don’t think anything like it exists yet 😎
On BashCore I noticed masscan picks the default ip link device (e.g. wlo1) and sends packets with your real IP, bypassing NordVPN.
If you run masscan, check with Wireshark (capture wlo1 vs nordlynx) and force --interface nordlynx to keep scans inside the VPN.
Stay safe.
#BashCore #infosec #Masscan #Wireshark #NordLynx #IP #VPN #NordVPN
Tested Mullvad Browser through ProxyChains4 (SOCKS4/5 → Tor → NordVPN) on BashLab OS.
The VPN IP stayed visible, seems Mullvad Browser may bypass ProxyChains’ LD_PRELOAD layer. Not fully confirmed, but consistent.
Firefox, instead, shows no IP leaks.
⚠️ Avoid using Mullvad Browser behind ProxyChains4 on BashLab OS.
Why Z? 🤔
BashCoreZ = live Debian 13 “Trixie” netinst + kernel 6.12.
No bloat, no branding, no persistence.
Boots clean, resets on reboot, leaves zero trace.
Perfect for brute-force labs (apt install hashcat hydra john), firewall nodes (nftables + Tor/VPN), or stealth home VPS.
Just shell, net, and root 👊🏻
On BashCoreTX and BashLabOS (Debian Trixie), Thunar might not see your internal drive... no panic 😋
Just make a folder under /mnt, find your drive with lsblk, and mount it:
sudo mount /dev/sdX /mnt/folder
Boom, done! 💥
https://bashcore.org does not track downloads.
The site is a simple static page, no analytics, no cookies, no JavaScript.
Unlike SourceForge, we can’t see how many people download or from where. Even the maintainer has no access to that data.
Privacy isn’t just a feature of BashCore, it’s a principle.
If you boot BashCore right after Windows and your Wi-Fi isn’t detected in nmtui, don’t panic, it’s not a driver bug.
Windows leaves the wireless card in a half-awake state due to Fast Boot.
Fix: disable Fast Boot in Windows settings → “Choose what the power buttons do”.
After that, Wi-Fi works instantly 👊🏻
Updated October builds of BashCore and BashCoreT (CLI editions based on Bookworm and Trixie) are now available:
🌀 Bob → https://www.bashcore.org/downloads/BashCore2510-Bob.iso
⚡ Rick → https://www.bashcore.org/downloads/BashCoreT2510-Rick.iso
Named after two people dear to me, as usual.
BashCore Injector: End of the Line.
The BashCore Injector project will soon be discontinued and removed from the website.
It was great while it lasted, but as the Mötley Crüe said, all bad things must come to an end 🤘🏻
Maintaining injector scripts across Debian and Ubuntu releases has become unnecessarily complex, while BashCore itself continues to evolve as a stable, independent live system.
Thanks to everyone who used and tested it. The future remains pure BashCore 👊🏻
BashCore live USB on two laptops:
🖥️ Acer Aspire One (2009): 131MB RAM used
💻 HP 250 (2022): 251MB RAM used
Same ISO, same boot mode.
But newer hardware loads extra services.
BashCore adapts to what it finds: minimal where needed, responsive where possible.
#Linux #LiveUSB #Debian #BashCore #PrivacyOS #Systemd #htop #Minimalism #SysAdmin #TechForensics
🎉 BashCoreX 2510 “Liz” is here!
Now shipped with Tor Browser, Mullvad Browser, GParted, FileZilla, and Ristretto, bringing the same privacy & sysadmin essentials as BashCoreTX, but on Debian 12 (Bookworm) and Kernel 6.1.
Download now 👇🏻
https://www.bashcore.org/downloads/BashCoreX2510-Liz.iso
#BashCore #Linux #Debian #XFCE #Privacy #SysAdmin #Pentesting
🚀 New releases are here!
🔹 BashLabOS 2510 (Dave) and
🔹 BashCoreTX 2510 (Andy)
✅ Both now include alsa-utils for better sound management.
✨ On BashCoreTX, things go truly galactic: Tor Browser, Mullvad Browser, FileZilla, and GParted are ready to roll 👊🏻
⬇️ Download now:
https://www.bashcore.org/downloads/BashLabOS2510-Dave.iso
https://www.bashcore.org/downloads/BashCoreTX2510-Andy.iso
#Linux #SysAdmin #Pentesting #Privacy #BashCore #BashLabOS #Tech #Debian #Tor #Mullvad
