How to Install MicroBin on NixOS Latest

MicroBin is a dynamic binary analysis tool that can be used for malware analysis, reverse engineering, and penetration testing. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing MicroBin on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you must have:

nix-env -i git

Step 1 - Installing Dependencies

Before we can install MicroBin, we need to install its dependencies, which are as follows:

To install these dependencies, execute the following command:

sudo nix-env -i gcc cmake boost zlib

Step 2 - Downloading MicroBin

To download MicroBin, clone the GitHub repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/szabodanika/microbin

Step 3 - Building MicroBin

Once you have downloaded MicroBin, navigate to the root directory of the project and run the following commands:

mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make

This will create an executable file called microbin in the build directory.

Step 4 - Installing MicroBin

To install MicroBin, copy the microbin executable to a location in your path, such as /usr/local/bin, using the following command:

sudo cp microbin /usr/local/bin/

Step 5 - Testing MicroBin

To test if MicroBin is working properly, execute the following command:

microbin --version

This should output the version of MicroBin that you have installed.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have guided you through the process of installing MicroBin on NixOS Latest. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you should now have a working installation of MicroBin that you can use for binary analysis.

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