best space and place(hdd/usb) for backtrack/blackbuntu

[pllaybuoy]

As the question speaks , how much space does each of the OS requires(blackbuntu and backtrack 5 gnome)
which storage device works the best  ? Is it a USB stick or directly in a harddisk and if in harddisk then what would be the best seperate partition or separate hard disk ? andhow much space ?

and the last question which one would you choose from BT5 and blackbunu ?
I know about the Backtrack 5's preinstalled hacking kit , the exploits,social eng kit , crackers and all
Does blackbuntu has this all too ? which one would you prefer ?

[proxx]

Your first question has too many variables.

So ill return the question;
Are you planning on installing a lot of extra tools or anything that takes up diskspace?
If not true;
    10 GB will suffice

Depending on your amount of RAM you might need a swap drive.
You can read up on how much is required.
When you have say 4+ GB of ram swap isnt really needed.

I'd say when it comes to speed youll be better of running it of your HDD.
Also USB stick's will deteriorate over time when a lot of I/O is going on.
They are not designed for beating like that.

BT gnome is imo way too heavy , gnome is lot of clutter.
better go with something like openbox or lxde or whatever.
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*Shit out of time be back.*

   

[Daemon]

Also depends on what your using it for I would say. As a possible main OS or as a learning platform in a home environment, def HDD or maybe even a VM.
If your going to be using it all over the place, then USB. Most likely HDD for now though. You can always make a USB version later if you want.

As for the OSs....I have tried neither of them but have heard a fair amount about both. I would suggest going backtrack as it requires you to learn more about the *nix CLI and it is a tried and true system. Blackbuntu is just an attempt to make backtrack easier to use, and really not worth your time IMO

Of course if you wish to be skiddie....

[iTpHo3NiX]

backtrack 8gb usb run persistence

[proxx]

To stretch it even further , there is no reason to even run something like backtrack,
My arch install is my home,working space, sec toolkit and entertainment sys.

They only real advantage that I can see is that BT comes with a lot of tools which often need compilation and some jerking around with configs.
A lot of these tools I wouldnt come across just because there are so many.
However installing them yourself is a great learning experience.

[pllaybuoy]

To stretch it even further , there is no reason to even run something like backtrack,
My arch install is my home,working space, sec toolkit and entertainment sys.

They only real advantage that I can see is that BT comes with a lot of tools which often need compilation and some jerking around with configs.
A lot of these tools I wouldnt come across just because there are so many.
However installing them yourself is a great learning experience.

So , is there a source where I can find the names of  all those backtrack tools ,If thats the case then I would just get them for windows

[proxx]

Well , this would be highly inpractical but you could go to the backtrack repos and pull a list from that.
Only for windows... well no forget it.
Youll have to recode half of it.
Also windows is a very unpractical platform for sec stuff.
Too little control over your OS.
Windows is using you not the other way around

Just switch to linux, forget windows, wipe it off the HDD.
Its only suitable for gaming imo.

[pllaybuoy]

Well then guess who's switching to linux