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Linux, x86_64. Built on Ubuntu 22.04 (glibc 2.35), so it runs on Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 12+, and Fedora 36+.

Desktop app

The GUI: dashboard, ClamAV scanning with real-time protection, compliance view, and scan history.

Debian / Ubuntu.debFedora / RHEL.rpmAny distroAppImage

# Debian / Ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i bulwark-desktop_*_amd64.deb

# Fedora / RHEL
sudo rpm -i bulwark-desktop-*.x86_64.rpm

# AppImage — portable, nothing to install
chmod +x bulwark-desktop-*-x86_64.AppImage
./bulwark-desktop-*-x86_64.AppImage

CLI

bulwarkctl scans from a terminal — no display session, so it works over plain SSH on a headless box. Same engine and same rule pack as the GUI.

Debian / Ubuntu.debFedora / RHEL.rpmAny distrotarball

sudo dpkg -i bulwarkctl_*_amd64.deb   # or: sudo rpm -i bulwarkctl-*.x86_64.rpm
bulwarkctl scan

Verify your download

Every release ships a SHA256SUMS file. Check what you downloaded against it before installing:

sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing

Build from source

Bulwark is AGPL-3.0-or-later. If you'd rather build it yourself — see the architecture guide and contributing guide:

git clone https://github.com/vietanhdev/bulwark
cd bulwark
cargo build --release --workspace                          # engine + CLI
cd apps/bulwark-app && npm install && cargo tauri build     # desktop app