Backtrack 4 customization

This page is mainly a checklist for myself to know how I have to customize a freshly downloaded version of Backtrack 4.

Change keyboard layout

Use the following command to change the keyboard layout:

Accept all default, except changing the origin to Belgium (if you want to use be-latin1).

Update all packages

Configure SSH

You still have to generate your SSH keys

Enable syntax coloring in vim

Install the full version of vim:

Then make a change to the /etc/vim/vimrc configuration file: uncomment the following lines:

• syntax on
• set background=dark

Install skipfish in backtrack 4

First install an additional library, then download and compile skipfish

Install stompy - the Session Stomper - in backtrack 4

First install an additional library, then download and compile stompy