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Wifislax

Live GNU/Linux Wireless Distribution for Network Testing and Security Auditing

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Wifislax is a live GNU/Linux distribution based on Slackware, designed primarily for wireless network testing, security auditing, and penetration testing. It comes with a modern kernel (6.14.0), support for WPA3, OpenSSL3, and a collection of up-to-date network testing tools. The system includes KDE Plasma 5 and XFCE desktops, and users can install extra modules for drivers, games, office suites, and multimedia applications. It is available as a free download and can be run live or installed to a hard drive.

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