Stegasoo AUR Package

Note: Uses Python 3.12 via python312 AUR package (jpegio not yet compatible with 3.13)

Installation

From AUR (once published)

yay -S stegasoo-git
# or
paru -S stegasoo-git

Manual build

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/stegasoo-git.git
cd stegasoo-git
makepkg -si

What Gets Installed

/opt/stegasoo/venv/ - Self-contained Python 3.12 venv with all dependencies
/usr/bin/stegasoo - CLI symlink
/usr/lib/systemd/system/stegasoo-web.service - Web UI service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/stegasoo-api.service - REST API service

Optional Dependencies

# QR code reading from webcam/images
sudo pacman -S zbar

All other dependencies are bundled in the venv.

Usage

CLI

stegasoo --help
stegasoo generate --rsa --qr-ascii
stegasoo encode -i carrier.jpg -r reference.jpg -m "secret" -P passphrase -p 123456

Web UI (systemd)

# Create service user (first time)
sudo useradd -r -s /usr/bin/nologin stegasoo

# Start service
sudo systemctl enable --now stegasoo-web

# Access at http://localhost:5000

REST API (systemd)

# Start service
sudo systemctl enable --now stegasoo-api

# Access at http://localhost:8000/docs

Manual run (without systemd)

# Web UI
/opt/stegasoo/venv/bin/python -m gunicorn -b 0.0.0.0:5000 \
    --chdir /opt/stegasoo/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/frontends/web app:app

# REST API
/opt/stegasoo/venv/bin/uvicorn \
    --app-dir /opt/stegasoo/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/frontends/api \
    main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Maintainer

Aaron D. Lee