BORN

"Let there be light." - and there was a dev environment.

A zero-interaction setup script that bootstraps a complete development, security research, and reverse engineering environment on any Debian/Ubuntu system. One command, no prompts.

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Quick Start

chmod +x born.sh
./born.sh

What It Installs

Category	Tools
Build	build-essential, cmake, ninja-build, pkg-config, autotools
Languages	Python 3 + pip + venv, Node.js (nvm), Bun, Rust, Go
Editors	neovim, vim, nano
Terminal	fzf, ripgrep, bat, eza, zoxide, tmux, screen, ncdu, duf, htop, btop
Git	lazygit, GitHub CLI (gh), git-lfs, stow, direnv
File Transfer	rclone, magic-wormhole, rsync
Network	nmap, masscan, arp-scan, tcpdump, tshark, wireshark, mtr
Offensive	john, hydra, SecLists
VPN	openvpn, wireguard-tools
RE	radare2, binwalk, gdb, gdb-multiarch, strace, ltrace, hexedit, exiftool
OSINT	subfinder, amass, fierce, shodan, censys, theHarvester
Python	impacket, pwntools, scapy, paramiko, beautifulsoup4
Zsh	autosuggestions, syntax-highlighting, completions, you-should-use
Theme	Powerlevel10k + Meslo Nerd Font
System	fastfetch, bandwhich, httpie, jq, yq, tldr

Features

• Zero interaction - wireshark, rust, and all other prompts are preconfigured
• Idempotent - skips anything already installed, safe to re-run
• Architecture aware - detects aarch64 vs x86_64 for binary downloads
• Zsh plugin automation - clones plugins and patches .zshrc automatically
• Full logging - everything goes to ~/.born.log for debugging
• No root required - run as your normal user, script sudos when needed

Requirements

• Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux (tested on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Raspberry Pi OS)
• sudo access
• Internet connection
• zsh + Oh My Zsh (optional, for plugin/theme automation)

Post-Install

After the script finishes:

# Restart your shell
exec zsh

# Configure Powerlevel10k
p10k configure

# Update tldr cache
tldr --update

Terminal Font

Set your terminal font to MesloLGS NF for proper glyph rendering:

Terminal	How to Set
Ghostty	Add font-family = MesloLGS NF to ~/.config/ghostty/config
GNOME Terminal	Preferences → Profile → Custom font → MesloLGS NF
iTerm2	Preferences → Profiles → Text → Font → MesloLGS NF
Kitty	Add font_family MesloLGS NF to ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
Alacritty	Set family: "MesloLGS NF" in ~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml
Windows Terminal	Settings → Profile → Appearance → Font face → MesloLGS NF

Note: If you SSH into a remote machine, the font needs to be installed on your local terminal, not the remote host.

Customization

The script is organized into clearly labeled phases. To add or remove tools, edit the relevant array:

# Example: Add a package to terminal utilities
TERM_PKGS=(
    ...
    your-new-tool
)

# Example: Add a Python package
PY_PKGS=(... your-new-package)

To add a new zsh plugin:

declare -A ZSH_PLUGINS=(
    ...
    ["new-plugin"]="https://github.com/author/new-plugin"
)

The script handles cloning and .zshrc injection automatically.

Log File

All output is captured in ~/.born.log. If something fails:

# Check what went wrong
cat ~/.born.log | grep -i error

# Or tail it during install from another terminal
tail -f ~/.born.log

Changelog

v1.0

• Initial release
• 18-phase automated install
• Zero-interaction package preconfiguration
• Automated zsh plugin management
• Architecture-aware binary downloads
• Idempotent design (safe to re-run)

License

Do whatever you want with it.