Ubuntu

installing tools on ubuntu

Basic Tools

locate

install:

sudo apt install plocate

check if it works:

locate -h

node

https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm?tab=readme-ov-file#installing-and-updating

WARNING: The command below will automatically run the install.sh file (check it first if you want).

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash

refresh:

source ~/.bashrc

see available node versions:

nvm list-remote

install a version of node:

nvm install lts/jod

  • At the time of this writing lts/jod was for node v22.14.0 (npm v10.9.2).

check node version:

node --version

check npm version:

npm --version

nmap

install:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install nmap -y

check if it works:

nmap -h

proxychains4

install:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install proxychains4 -y

check if it works:

proxychains4 --help

add tor support (install tor):

sudo apt update && sudo apt install tor -y

enable tor:

sudo systemctl start tor

check if tor is active:

sudo systemctl status tor

update the proxychains4 config file:

sudo nano /etc/proxychains4.conf

  • enable dynamic_chain (remove the comment #)

  • disable strict_chain (add a command '#' in front of it)

  • enable random_chain (remove the comment #)

  • enable proxy_dns (remove the comment #)

Go to the very last empty row in the file and add:

socks5  127.0.0.1 9050

Check if it works (get your normal ip first):

ip=$(curl -s https://api.ipify.org); echo "Normal ip: $ip";

Check if it works (get your proxychains4 ip):

ip=$(proxychains4 curl -s https://api.ipify.org); echo "proxychains4 ip: $ip";
ip=$(proxychains4 curl -s https://ipleak.net/json/); echo "proxychains4 ip: $ip";

check if it works with a custom list of proxies:

ip=$(proxychains4 -f list_proxychains4.conf curl -s https://ipleak.net/json/); echo "proxychains4 ip: $ip";

Setup tor exit node to United States:

sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc

  • Add the following at the bottom of the file:

ExitNodes {us}
StrictNodes 1
GeoIPExcludeUnknown 1
AllowSingleHopCircuits 0

restart the tor service:

sudo systemctl restart tor

check if tor is enabled:

sudo systemctl status tor

Check if it works again (get your proxychains4 ip):

ip=$(proxychains4 curl -s https://api.ipify.org); echo "proxychains4 ip: $ip";

golang

Download go for linux: https://go.dev/dl/

Example (will change over time):

wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.24.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Unzip and put in /usr/local:

sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.24.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz

add to path:

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin' >> ~/.bashrc

source the updated file:

source ~/.bashrc

check if go works:

go version

add the golang tool install location to path:

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/home/bug/go/bin' >> ~/.bashrc

  • Note change bug above to whatever username you are using.

  • If the above doesn't work create the directory or wait until after installing a golang tool.

whois

install

sudo apt update && sudo apt install whois

check if it works:

whois --help

TomNomNom Tools

anew

https://github.com/tomnomnom/anew

install

go install -v github.com/tomnomnom/anew@latest

check if it works:

anew -h

waybackurls

https://github.com/tomnomnom/waybackurls

install

go install github.com/tomnomnom/waybackurls@latest

check if it works:

waybackurls -h

assetfinder

https://github.com/tomnomnom/assetfinder

install

go install github.com/tomnomnom/assetfinder@latest

check if it works:

assetfinder -h

httprobe

https://github.com/tomnomnom/httprobe

install

go install github.com/tomnomnom/httprobe@latest

check if it works:

httprobe -h

gron

https://github.com/tomnomnom/gron

install

go install github.com/tomnomnom/gron@latest

check if it works:

gron -h

ProjectDiscovery Tools

httpx

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx

install

go install -v github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/cmd/httpx@latest

check if it works:

httpx -h

subfinder

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/subfinder

install

go install -v github.com/projectdiscovery/subfinder/v2/cmd/subfinder@latest

check if it works:

subfinder -h

nuclei

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei

install:

go install -v github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/cmd/nuclei@latest

check if it works:

nuclei -h

to get the initial templates installed run:

nuclei

naabu

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/naabu

prereq:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install libpcap-dev -y

install:

go install -v github.com/projectdiscovery/naabu/v2/cmd/naabu@latest

check if it works

naabu -h

notify

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/notify

install:

go install -v github.com/projectdiscovery/notify/cmd/notify@latest

katana

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/katana

prereq:

sudo apt update
sudo snap refresh
sudo apt install zip curl wget git
sudo snap install golang --classic
wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add - 
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
sudo apt update 
sudo apt install google-chrome-stable

install

go install github.com/projectdiscovery/katana/cmd/katana@latest

check if it works:

katana -h

troubleshooting

Might need a different version of go...

make all of these items are installed:

sudo apt-get install curl git mercurial make binutils bison gcc build-essential

go version manager (gvm): https://github.com/moovweb/gvm

prereq:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install binutils gcc make bison -y

install:

bash < <(curl -s -S -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/moovweb/gvm/master/binscripts/gvm-installer)

katana mentioned needing go1.18+ (but go1.24.0 might have breaking changes):

gvm install go1.22.12

use go1.22:

gvm use go1.22.12

check the go version:

go version

try to install katana again...

go install github.com/projectdiscovery/katana/cmd/katana@latest

check if it works:

katana -h

BishopFox Tools

jsluice

https://github.com/BishopFox/jsluice

install

go install github.com/BishopFox/jsluice/cmd/jsluice@latest

check if it works:

jsluice -h
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