Installing Caido on Linux

For Linux users, the Caido desktop application is available for both x86_64 and AArch64 architectures and any distribution.

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Caido comes preinstalled on Parrot Security and Athena OS.

Debian Distributions

1. To download the Caido desktop application for Debian-based Linux distributions, visit caido.io/download and click on the Linux (x86_64) or Linux (Aarch64) button, depending on your architecture.

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To discover which download is suitable for your device, enter the following terminal command:

uname -m

2. Once the installation package has been downloaded, navigate to its directory, and install Caido with the dpkg package manager.

sudo dpkg -i caido-desktop-vX.XX.X-linux-aarch64.deb

3. Once Caido has been installed, launch Caido, and continue to the setup instructions.

./caido

AppImage

1. To download the Caido desktop application for any Linux distribution, visit the latest releases page on Github, and download the .AppImage package appropriate for your architecture.

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To discover which download is suitable for your device, enter the following terminal command:

uname -m

2. Once the installation package has been downloaded, navigate to its directory, and make it executable with chmod +x.

chmod +x caido-desktop-vX.XX.X-linux-<architecture>.AppImage

3. Rename the package to caido for convenience.

mv caido-desktop-vX.XX.X-linux-<architecture>.AppImage caido

4. Once Caido has been installed, launch Caido, and continue to the setup instructions.

caido

TROUBLESHOOTING

If Caido is not launching and you are getting a FATAL error message, view the Installation Issues troubleshooting guide for possible fixes.

Arch User Repository

DANGER

Using an unofficial repository to install Caido may expose you to potential security risks. The installation is managed by third-party maintainers, not the official Caido team, which means it may not be as regularly updated or audited.

1. To download the Caido desktop application for Arch Linux and Arch-based distributions, first ensure you have the required dependencies installed.

sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel fuse2

2. Then, clone the package from the repository.

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/caido-desktop.git

3. Once the package has been downloaded, navigate to its directory.

cd caido-desktop

4. Next, check for and install any missing dependencies, build the package from the source code, and install it with the makepkg tool.

makepkg -si

5. Ensure the package is executable with chmod +x.

chmod +x caido-desktop-vX.XX.X-linux-<architecture>.AppImage

6. Rename the package to caido for convenience.

mv caido-desktop-vX.XX.X-linux-<architecture>.AppImage caido

7. Once Caido has been installed, launch Caido, and continue to the setup instructions.

./caido

TROUBLESHOOTING

If Caido is not launching and you are getting a FATAL error message, view the Installation Issues troubleshooting guide for possible fixes.