Ubuntu Host Installation by polyverse

Subscribe to Polyverse Repository

Polymorphic Linux is distributed as drop-in replacement packages for all the existing packages on an existing Linux host, by pulling them from a Polyverse "mirror".

We provide a simple script to subscribe to the mirrors, found on the free trial page.

curl https://sh.polyverse.io | sh -s install sQGdlrCMiA9EsLRhm227fAOzS [email protected]

Reinstall all packages

Now that we've subscribed to the Polyverse mirrors, it is transparent to the host. The package manager doesn't know anything different, and we can use all its power to our benefit.

To reinstall all packages, for Ubuntu, we run:

apt-get update && apt-get -y install --reinstall $(dpkg --get-selections | awk '{print $1}')

All this command does, is updates the package manager metadata, and reinstalls all packages in-place.

Verify Scrambled Packages

Let's verify that we did indeed scramble packages on the system.

We can do this in multiple ways.

The quick and easy way is to check the source of the package. For Ubuntu, the command is:

dpkg --get-selections | awk '{print $1}' | xargs apt-cache madison | grep -i polyverse

To dig a little deeper, we can verify each binary for a PV signature that we add to every executable we build.

cd <directory>	Change directory
ls	List directory
echo 'contents' > <file>	Write contents to a file
cat <file>	Output contents of file

i	In Command Mode	Change into Insert Mode, you can now insert and edit text in the file
esc	In Insert Mode	Change into Command Mode, you can now execute commands
:wq	In Command Mode	Save and Exit

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