WARNING: BETA VERSION This script has been updated for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu Budgie 24.04 LTS. It is under active testing. Always run it on a clean VM before using it in production. Report any problems by opening an issue.
Argos automatically configures an open-source OSINT workstation from a clean Ubuntu 24.04 LTS virtual machine.
Best practice recommends using a dedicated VM for each OSINT investigation. This script follows the methods described by Michael Bazzell in Open Source Intelligence Techniques.
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or Ubuntu Budgie 24.04 LTS (VM or workstation)
- Any Linux username (the previous requirement to use
osinthas been removed) - System language: English
- Active internet connection during installation
The script is optimised for VirtualBox. Code for VMware Tools is available in the comments.
Tested on:
- Ubuntu Budgie 24.04 LTS (VM)
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (VM)
No longer supported:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (some dependencies are incompatible)
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
| Tool | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amass | Active | Subdomain enumeration |
| Instaloader | Active | Instagram OSINT |
| Toutatis | Limited | Requires Instagram session ID |
| HTTrack | Active | Web crawling and mirroring |
| MediaInfo | Active | Media metadata analysis |
| ExifTool | Active | Metadata from documents and images |
| EyeWitness | Active | Website screenshots |
| The Harvester | Active | Email and domain recon |
| Metagoofil | Active | Metadata from public documents |
| recon-ng | Active | Modular OSINT framework |
| Sherlock | Active | Username search |
| SpiderFoot | Active | OSINT automation |
| blackbird | Active | Advanced username search |
| holehe | Active | Email OSINT |
| maigret | Active | Username search (advanced Sherlock fork) |
| Maltego | Active | Link analysis (requires account) |
| yt-dlp | Active | Video downloader (replaces youtube-dl) |
Removed tools (abandoned or discontinued):
Instalooter: use InstaloaderSublist3r: use AmassPhoton: use Katana or GoSpideryoutube-dl: replaced by yt-dlpMoriarty-Project: use PhoneInfogaElasticsearch-Crawler: use Shodan CLIAtom Editor(discontinued December 2022): replaced by VSCodium
| Tool | Status |
|---|---|
| VLC | Active |
| Google Earth Pro | Active |
| VSCodium | Active (replaces Atom) |
| CherryTree | Active |
| KeePassXC | Active |
| Kazam | Active |
| Audacity | Active |
| Tor Browser | Active |
| OpenShot | Active |
| Obsidian | Active (latest version fetched dynamically) |
| Ripgrep | Active |
| Threat Intelligence Resources | Active |
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Open a terminal.
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Install Git if it is not already present:
sudo apt install -y git
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Clone the repository into the
Downloadsdirectory:git clone https://github.com/SOsintOps/Argos ~/Downloads/Argos -
Make the script executable:
chmod +x ~/Downloads/Argos/setup.sh -
Run the script:
~/Downloads/Argos/setup.shFirefox does not need to be closed or opened manually. The script initialises the Firefox profile automatically if it has not been created yet.
The script automatically generates a log file in the Downloads directory:
~/Downloads/argos_install_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.log
The log contains the full installation output with timestamps. If an error occurs, the exact line number is recorded in the log.
- Add PhoneInfoga as a replacement for Moriarty-Project
- Add Katana or GoSpider as a replacement for Photon
- Update LibreOffice report templates for OSINT investigations
- Complete end-to-end testing on Ubuntu Budgie 24.04 LTS VM
- Add shortcuts for holehe, maigret standalone, and blackbird standalone
- OSIntOps website
- Argos project presentation (Italian)
- OSInt Daily News
- Open Source Intelligence Techniques by Michael Bazzell
- Skykn0t for the original OSINT_VM_Setup script
- oh6hay for the script name
- pinkevilpimp for the wallpaper script
See the licence files included in the repository.