Install Java

1. Visit the Oracle page (https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/ )
2. Download an installation .deb package
3. Install JDK
4. Set alternatives

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-19/bin/java 1
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-19/bin/javac 1
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-19/bin/jar 1

5. set JAVA_HOME properly

Install Ghidra

1. Download the ghidra: https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases
2. Place the ghidra properly (e.g., under /usr/local)
3. Create a symbolic links at your conveniences

sudo ln -s DOWNLOADED_GHIDRA /usr/local/ghidra
sudo ln -s /usr/local/ghidra/ghidraRun /usr/local/bin/ghidraRun

4. Create a Ghidra.desktop file as follows, and place it /usr/share/applications

[Desktop Entry]
Exec=/usr/local/bin/ghidraRun
Encoding=UTF-8
Icon=/usr/local/ghidra/ghidra.ico
Name=Ghidra
Path=/usr/local/ghidra
Type=Application
Terminal=false

NOTE: If the icon does not properly show up, download a new image and use it as the icon image(a good icon image is at https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme/issues/1705 ).

On Mac OSX

Ref: https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/issues/5422 When it omits permission error…

xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine $ghidraFolder