stevecheckoway · May 29, 2019 18:30 · May 29, 2019
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+# Installation on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
+1. Install the jdk.
+
+   ```
+   $ sudo apt update
+   $ sudo apt install default-jdk
+   ```
+
+2. Create a new user.
+
+   ```
+   $ sudo adduser --system --home /home/ghidra --group --disabled-password --disabled-login ghidra
+   ```
+
+3. Create a new directory for repositories
+
+   ```
+   $ sudo mkdir /home/ghidra/repositories
+   $ sudo chown ghidra:ghidra /home/ghidra/repositories
+   ```
+
+4. Unzip `ghidra_version.zip` in `/home/ghidra`.
+
+   ```
+   $ cd /home/ghidra
+   $ sudo unzip /path/to/ghidra_version.zip
+   $ chown -R ghidra:ghidra ghidra_version
+   ```
+
+
+5. Edit `/home/ghidra/ghidra_version/server/server.conf`. Set the following
+   values.
+
+   ```
+   wrapper.app.account=ghidra
+   wrapper.java.maxmemory=4096
+   wrapper.logfile.maxfiles=1000
+   ghidra.repositories.dir=/home/ghidra/repositories
+   ```
+
+6. Install the server.
+
+   ```
+   $ sudo /home/ghidra/ghidra_version/server/svrInstall
+   ```
+
+7. Fix `server/svrAdmin`. The penultimate line should read
+
+   ```
+   $SUDO -u $OWNER "$0" "$@"
+   ```
+
+8. Add a user.
+
+   ```
+   $ sudo server/svrAdmin -add steve
+   ```