In 2010, when the distribution turns 5 years, Linux DEFT staff decided the goal to be achieved for the next release. This year we are focusing more on functional aspects than on the implementation of new applications. Of course, our team will keep the software developed “in house” updated.
This year, the biggest news about DEFT it’s that it will be based entirely on Lubuntu, thanks to a collaboration with Julien Lavergne, the main developer of the Lubuntu project. Among the innovations we will implement in the next release, I want to remember the integration of many Computer Forensic Windows applications directly in the Linux environment by using Wine and (finally!) the release of official documentation, initially available in two languages, Italian and English, then translated in Portuguese and Spanish.
In these weeks we are also considering releasing an installation utility of DEFT Linux on x86 systems. We’re not 100% sure to release this feature:, we consider it as a “additional value” that could come with the new release.
Here are the main features of Linux DEFT 6 and the road map.

Features

- Based on Lubuntu 10.10 and DEFT Extra 2.1 (Windows side)
- Linux Kernel 2.6.35
- Dhash 2.1
- Xplico DEFT edition
- TSK 3.1.3 (or the latest stable version at the date of release)
- Autopsy 2.24 (or the latest stable version at the date of release)
- Log2timeline 0.50
- Afflib 3.5.12 (or the latest stable version at the date of release)
- Foremost 1.5.7 with a new extended list of header and footer
- Wine 1.2 for the implementation of tools for Windows-based Computer Forensic
- ClamAV Anti Virus / Malware 0.9.6
- Mount Manager 0.2.6
- TrID 2.0

Roadmap

- Feature freeze – September 2010
- CF tools test – September 2010
- Software developed by the DEFT team test and beta releases – October 2010
- Kernel freeze – October 2010
- Extra DEFT test – October 2010
- Wine tools testing – October 2010
- Documentation (beta) – November 2010
- Beta release – November 2010
- Documentation DEFT stable – December 2, 2010
- DEFT Linux 6 stable – December 2, 2010

If you want to suggest a missing computer forensics software to be included in the DEFT pls drop us a line to info [at] deftlinux.net

credit: darkmatter

DEFT v5.1 is ready and you can download it from our official mirror sponsored by IISFA Italy Chapter.

What’s new?

• Update: Sleuthkit 3.1.1 and Autopsy 2.24
• Update: Xplico to 0.5.7 (100% support of SIP – RTP codec g711, g729, g722, g723 and g726, SDP and RTCP)
• Update: Initrd
  
• Bug fix: Dhash report  (reports were not generated)
• Bug fix: DEFT Extra bug fix (a few tools did not work if the operator click on their icons, added the dd tool for x64 machines)

From June, 3 we will start to develop DEFT Linux v6 (based on Lubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat) and it  will release december, 2 2010.

any Questions, problems or comments about 5.1 release?

Suggestions for the next one?

Drop us a line ( info [AT] deftlinux.net ) or use the support forum.

DEFT team

• Update: Sleuthkit 3.1.1 and Autopsy 2.24
• Update: Xplico to 0.5.7 (100% support of SIP – RTP codec g711, g729, g722, g723 and g726, SDP and RTCP)
• Kernel update
• Dhash report bug fix (reports were not generated)
• DEFT Extra bug fix (a few applications do not work if the operator clic their icons, added the dd tool for x64 machines)

BTW we are already planning the next major release (DEFT 6.0).

Questions, problems or comments about 5.1 release?

Any suggestions for the next one?

Drop us a line ( info [AT] deftlinux.net )!

DEFT team

I’m really touched!

Linux Magazine (yea, the real and original Linux news paper!) speak about DEFT Linux how one of five “brilliant” Ubuntu-based distro! Here you can find the news.

Just a clarification: DEFT project and the first DEFT release was born 4 years ago (november 2005), not 2 years!

p.s: money for Haiti from ads are 91 €! I hope to touch least 1000€, is the smaller goal

As everybody knows on January 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti.
The People of Haiti need our help.
For that reason we want to donate our all 2010 Adsense revenue to a charity NGO helping Haiti.

Thank you for your support.

Stefano Fratepietro
DEFT Project Manager