Install ImHex on Ubuntu 24.04

ImHex is an open-source hex editor designed for reverse engineering, binary analysis, and low-level data inspection. It's especially popular among security researchers, firmware analysts, and developers who need to analyze raw binary files. This tutorial demonstrates how to install ImHex on Ubuntu 24.04.

Install ImHex

First, retrieve the latest available version number directly from the GitHub releases page:

IMHEX_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/WerWolv/ImHex/releases/latest" | grep -Po '"tag_name": "v\K[0-9.]+')

Next, download the Debian package corresponding to that version:

wget -qO imhex.deb https://github.com/WerWolv/ImHex/releases/latest/download/imhex-$IMHEX_VERSION-Ubuntu-24.04-x86_64.deb

Once the package is downloaded, install it using APT:

sudo apt install -y ./imhex.deb

After installation, we can confirm that ImHex is properly installed by checking its version:

imhex --version

Remove the downloaded package file:

rm -rf imhex.deb

Testing ImHex

We can open ImHex either through the system's application menu or by executing the command in the terminal:

imhex

Uninstall ImHex

If you want to completely remove ImHex, run the following command:

sudo apt purge --autoremove -y imhex

If you also want to delete configuration files and local user data created by ImHex, remove its directories:

rm -rf ~/.config/imhex ~/.local/share/imhex