GNU/Linux Ubuntu 18.04 Installing GHIDRA – QuickStart Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Download & Install GHIDRA in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.
And Ghidra for Ubuntu 18.04 is a Software Reverse Engineering (SRE) Suite of Tools developed by NSA’s Research Directorate in support of the Cybersecurity mission.
This Framework includes a suite of full-featured, high-end Software Analysis Tools that enable users to analyze compiled Code on a variety of platforms including Windows, MacOS, and GNU/Linux.
Capabilities include Disassembly, Assembly, Decompilation, Debugging, Emulation, Graphing, and Scripting, along with hundreds of other features.
The only requirement to Run Ghidra is an Oracle Java JDK 8+ Setup on System.
Especially relevant: this is a System Wide Setup, for a Local one simply Extract and Run it from inside the Home Directory.
Moreover, this guide includes detailed instructions about to Getting Started with Ghidra on Ubuntu.
Finally, this Setup is valid for all the Ubuntu-based Distros like:
- Linux Mint
- Zorin OS
- Lubuntu
- Elementary OS
- Kde Neon
- Pop_OS!
- Xubuntu
- Linux Lite
- Bodhi
- Puppy
- Kubuntu
- LXLE
- Trisquel
- Voyager Ubuntu
- feren OS
- Peppermint
- Linux Ultimate Edition (You may just need to Discover what’s the Parent Release)

1. Terminal Getting Started Guide
How to QuickStart with Command Line on Ubuntu GNU/Linux:
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