CyberChef is an open-source web application that allows you to perform various operations on data like encryption, decryption, compression, decompression, etc., through a graphical user interface. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install CyberChef on Arch Linux through the command line.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, you need to have the following:
Follow the steps below to install CyberChef on Arch Linux:
Start by updating your system's package list and upgrade all installed packages on your system:
sudo pacman -Syu
CyberChef requires Node.js to run smoothly. To install Node.js on your Arch Linux system, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S nodejs npm
Download CyberChef by cloning the GCHQ CyberChef repository from GitHub by running the command below:
git clone https://github.com/gchq/CyberChef.git
Change to the CyberChef directory and install all required packages using the npm command below:
cd CyberChef
npm install
This command will install all the necessary packages that CyberChef requires to run.
Once all packages are installed, start CyberChef by running the following command:
npm start
This command will initiate the CyberChef web application. The next output screen should provide details on where and how to access the service on the web.
> cyberchef@9.29.0 start /home/CyberChef
> node server.js
This node build supports IPv6.
Listening on 127.0.0.1:8080
Once the CyberChef server is running, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 in your favorite web browser to access the CyberChef home page.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install CyberChef on Arch Linux, a powerful and easy-to-use web-based data manipulation tool. If you have any questions or suggestions, leave them in the comment section below.
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