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Looking for past releases? Scroll down to "Release Notes" for all available versions. If you can't find the information about the BitCurator software you need on this page, contact us via the BitCurator Users Group.

Current Release

The current release is 4.4.0.

You can try BitCurator in VirtualBox using our pre-built Virtual Appliance (OVF 1.0) file:

Download the BitCurator 4.3.0 virtual appliance (SHA256) Update to 4.4.0 coming soon.

You can install BitCurator on a dedicated host or in your own VM by following the instructions in the README at the link below:

Install BitCurator using our latest Saltstack repository

Our latest installer conveniently configures any stock Ubuntu 22.04LTS or 20.04LTS install to operate as a BitCurator environment. Need help installing Ubuntu before getting started? You can find detailed instructions in the Install Ubuntu Desktop tutorial.

You can also find detailed installation instructions on both the installation process and using the Virtual Appliance in our Quickstart Guide, below.

Quickstart Guide

BitCurator 4.x.x Quickstart Guide (current)

The Quickstart Guide includes instructions to assist you in deploying BitCurator to a current (22.04 or 20.04) LTS release of Ubuntu. This document is undergoing maintenance, and additional instruction on included tools will be added over time.

Quickstart Guides are also available for some of our legacy releases. Please note that legacy releases are not actively maintained.

Technical Requirements

The BitCurator environment will run on most modern Intel- or AMD-based hardware. BitCurator cannot currently be deployed on Apple hardware using Apple silicon (M1 or later). Using BitCurator in a production environment? Many of the tools included with BitCurator are computationally intensive. We recommend running BitCurator on a machine with an Intel Core i7 (11th gen or newer) or AMD Ryzen 7 (5th gen or newer) processor, 32GB RAM, and the primary OS installed on an NVMe SSD.

For large disk images, data-intensive tasks, and workflows that require the use of hardware write-blockers, the environment should be installed on the host machine as a dedicated operating system.

Support and End of Life

BitCurator tracks the lifecycle of Ubuntu LTS releases. Each LTS release has a lifespan of five years, after which security and package updates are no longer available for the core operating system. BitCurator-specific installers and tools are community supported; additional details on support mechanisms can be found on the BitCurator Consortium (https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/) site.

  • BitCurator 4.x (when deployed on Ubuntu 22.04LTS): End of life on April 30, 2027
  • BitCurator 3.x (when deployed on Ubuntu 20.04LTS): End of life on April 30, 2025
  • BitCurator 2.x (Ubuntu 18.04LTS-based) releases: End of life on April 30, 2023.
  • BitCurator 1.x (Ubuntu 16.04LTS-based) releases: End of life on April 30, 2021.

Release Notes

Past releases of the virtual machine and installation ISO are listed here, with abbreviated release notes for major milestones. See the Release History page for notes on past releases and changes over time.

Ubuntu 22.04LTS (Jammy) and 20.04LTS (Focal) combined releases:

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