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Installing Spectra Core on Debian-Based Linux Distributions

Spectra Core is officially distributed as an RPM package for Red Hat-based Linux distributions. However, it can be installed on Debian-based distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint) by converting the RPM package to DEB format using the alien tool.

Unofficial installation method

This installation method is not officially supported by ReversingLabs. Spectra Core is officially distributed as an RPM package for Red Hat-based systems. Converting to DEB format may work but is not tested or supported.

Prerequisites​

Before installing Spectra Core on Debian-based distributions, ensure you have the required tools installed:

  • alien — Package conversion tool
  • dpkg — Debian package manager

Install these tools if not already present:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install alien dpkg

Installation steps​

1. Convert RPM to DEB​

Download the provided Spectra Core RPM package and convert it to DEB format using alien:

sudo alien spectra-core-<version>.rpm

Once the .deb file is created, install it using dpkg:

sudo dpkg -i spectra-core-<version>.deb

Spectra Core installs into /opt/titanium_core, where it can be started using the following command:

./core_console

Add Spectra Core to PATH​

Alternatively, add /opt/titanium-core to your PATH and run core_console from any directory.

To do this, add the following line to your ~/.bashrc file:

export PATH=$PATH:/opt/titanium_core

After adding the line, reload the ~/.bashrc file:

source ~/.bashrc

If you use zsh, the file is ~/.zshrc.

You can now run core_console from any directory.