Installing Hunchly on Linux

This article will show you how to get Hunchly installed on Linux.

System Requirements

  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64bit or newer
    • Hunchly for Linux is built and verified on Ubuntu; other modern Debian- or Ubuntu-based distros like Linux Mint, Kali Linux, and TraceLabs OSINT VM should work but may require more effort to set up
  • 8GB of RAM - more is always better here
  • 64GB of free hard drive space

Installation Steps

1. Make sure you have Google Chrome installed and that it is not running during the installation. Download and install it from here:  https://www.google.ca/chrome/

2. Download the Hunchly installer from  https://www.hunch.ly/downloads


Not sure which installer you need? Check this guide: Choosing the right installer

3. Download the license key file that was emailed to you when you purchased a Hunchly subscription or signed up for a trial - it should be named something like "hunchlylicense_2021-12-21.hlic". If you do not have a key, you can get one for free from here:  https://www.hunch.ly/try-it-now

4. Right-click on the downloaded "hunchly.deb" installer and click on "Open with Other Application"

5. Click on "Software Installer" and click "Select"

6. When Software Installer opens, click the green "Install" button

7. Open Google Chrome and make sure Hunchly is there. You might need to click the puzzle piece icon at the top-right of Chrome to see Hunchly. If you don't see Hunchly, please install the Hunchly browser extension from this link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hunchly-20/amfnegileeghgikpggcebehdepknalbf?hl=en


Ubuntu 25.10


You may encounter some issues with Ubuntu 25.10, we have noticed that the Hunchly shortcut will not function properly.


The error is related to permissions and ownership of chrome-sandbox file in the hunchly folder. The system is explicitly telling you that /usr/lib/hunchly/chrome-sandbox needs to be owned by root and have the mode 4755 (set-user-ID bit).


You can fix this by running the following commands in your terminal:


Change ownership to root:

sudo chown root:root /usr/lib/hunchly/chrome-sandbox

Set the permissions (to 4755):

sudo chmod 4755 /usr/lib/hunchly/chrome-sandbox

After running these, try launching Hunchly from the shortcut again.

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