Installing on Linux

  1. Download SpectX for your platform (linux64 or aarch64).
  2. Open the command-line and unpack the compressed file.
  3. Navigate to the unpacked directory spectx/.
  4. Start the SpectXDesktop by executing bin/spectx_desktop start.
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user@host:~$
user@host:~$ tar -zxf spectx-desktop-v{version}-linux64.tar.gz
user@host:~$ cd spectx
user@host:~/spectx$ bin/spectx_desktop start
  1. Switch to SpectXDesktop window. Click on “Open”.
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Note

See how to configure downloading MaxMind database for geoip country and ASN lookups.

  1. Your default browser opens to “https://localhost:8388”, displaying accept EULA dialog:
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  1. SpectX activation screen is displayed. Select “Enter your email … ” and submit your email (note that this requires Internet connectivity).
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  1. SpectX user interface is displayed in the browser. You’re done with initial setup!