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Looking for past releases? Scroll down to "Release Notes" for all available versions. If you can't find the information about the BitCurator software you need on this page, contact us via the BitCurator Users Group.
The current release is 5.1.0.
Install BitCurator on a dedicated host or in your own VM by following the instructions in the README at the link below:
Install BitCurator using our Saltstack repository
Our installer modifies any clean install of Ubuntu 24.04LTS or 22.04LTS to function as a BitCurator environment. Need help installing Ubuntu before getting started? You can find detailed instructions in the Install Ubuntu Desktop tutorial.
You can also find detailed installation instructions on both the installation process and using the Virtual Appliance in our Quick Start Guide, below.
BitCurator Quick Start Guide (Current)
The Quick Start Guide includes instructions to assist you in deploying BitCurator to a current (24.04LTS or 22.04LTS) release of Ubuntu. This document is undergoing maintenance, and additional instruction on included tools will be added over time. Quick Start Guides for earlier major releases of BitCurator available on the Release wiki.
The BitCurator environment will run on most modern Intel- or AMD-based hardware that meets Ubuntu's minimum system requirements (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements). BitCurator cannot currently be deployed on Apple hardware using Apple silicon (M1 or later).
Many of the included tools are computationally intensive. For large disk images, data-intensive tasks, and workflows that require the use of hardware write-blockers, the environment should be installed on a host machine as a dedicated operating system, rather than as a VM.
BitCurator tracks the lifecycle of Ubuntu LTS releases. Each LTS release has a lifespan of five years, after which security and package updates are no longer available for the core operating system. BitCurator-specific installers and tools are volunteer maintained; additional details on support mechanisms can be found on the BitCurator Consortium (https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/) site.
Abbreviated release notes for major milestones can be found on the the Release History page.