Install HACKION Software with a Debian package

This guide explains how to configure the HACKION Debian package repository. It can be used to install HACKION software on any Debian-based system such as Debian and Ubuntu.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that:

• You have a Debian-based system with root/sudo access.
• Your system has network access to the HACKION package repository.
• Your system has wget and gpg installed. If it does not, install them with:

sudo apt update; sudo apt install -y wget gpg

• The /etc/apt/keyrings/ directory exists. If it does not, create it with:

sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings

Step 1: Import the HACKION Distribution PGP Key

HACKION packages are signed with the HACKION Distribution signing key (PGP key 8AABE2F7) with fingerprint:

8AAB E2F7 9D3E E2B3 5B37 C5B3 19E0 2D37 E2A4 4313

Download and install the public signing key using the following command:

wget -qO - https://assets.hackion.com.au/certs/HACKION-PTY-LTD_DISTRIBUTION-2026_8AABE2F7.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/hackion.pgp

Step 2: Configure the HACKION Software Repository

1. Run the following command to add the HACKION repository configuration to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/:

echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/hackion.pgp] https://deb.hackion.com.au/debian stable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hackion.list

sudo cat << EOF > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hackion.sources 
Types: deb
URIs: http://deb.hackion.com.au/debian/
Suites: stable
Components: main
Architectures: amd64
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/hackion.pgp
EOF

_{Note: The repository can be configured using either the traditional .list format or the newer deb822 .source format. Use only one format.}

Step 3: Install the HACKION Distribution PGP keyring management package

1. Update the list of available packages:

sudo apt update

2. Install the package using:

sudo apt install -y hackion-keyring

In the event of a key rotation or revocation, the hackion-keyring package facilitates the propagation of updated key material.