diff --git a/src/main/java/com/lauriewired/malimite/utils/GhidraSetup.java b/src/main/java/com/lauriewired/malimite/utils/GhidraSetup.java
index f53889c..f916f6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/lauriewired/malimite/utils/GhidraSetup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/lauriewired/malimite/utils/GhidraSetup.java
@@ -10,23 +10,25 @@ public class GhidraSetup {
     private static final String JSON_JAR = "json-" + JSON_VERSION + ".jar";
     private static final String DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/json/json/" + JSON_VERSION + "/" + JSON_JAR;
 
+    private static boolean runAsAdmin(String[] command) {
+        try {
+            ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(command);
+            pb.inheritIO();
+            Process process = pb.start();
+            return process.waitFor() == 0;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static void setupGhidraLibs(String ghidraPath) {
         Path patchDir = Paths.get(ghidraPath, "Ghidra", "patch");
         Path jsonJarPath = patchDir.resolve(JSON_JAR);
 
-        // Create patch directory if it doesn't exist
+        // First try normal file operations
         try {
             Files.createDirectories(patchDir);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, 
-                "Failed to create patch directory: " + e.getMessage(),
-                "Setup Error",
-                JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Download and save the JSON library
-        try {
             URL url = new URL(DOWNLOAD_URL);
             try (InputStream in = url.openStream()) {
                 Files.copy(in, jsonJarPath, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
@@ -35,10 +37,51 @@ public static void setupGhidraLibs(String ghidraPath) {
                 "Required library has been successfully installed.",
                 "Setup Complete",
                 JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
+            return;
         } catch (IOException e) {
+            // If normal operation fails, try with admin privileges
+            int response = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null,
+                "Failed to install library with normal permissions. Try with admin privileges?",
+                "Permission Error",
+                JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION,
+                JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
+
+            if (response == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) {
+                // Download to temp file first
+                Path tempFile = null;
+                try {
+                    tempFile = Files.createTempFile("ghidra_json_", ".jar");
+                    URL url = new URL(DOWNLOAD_URL);
+                    try (InputStream in = url.openStream()) {
+                        Files.copy(in, tempFile, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+                    }
+
+                    // Use sudo commands to create directory and copy file
+                    String[] mkdirCommand = {"sudo", "mkdir", "-p", patchDir.toString()};
+                    String[] copyCommand = {"sudo", "cp", tempFile.toString(), jsonJarPath.toString()};
+                    
+                    if (runAsAdmin(mkdirCommand) && runAsAdmin(copyCommand)) {
+                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
+                            "Required library has been successfully installed with admin privileges.",
+                            "Setup Complete",
+                            JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                } catch (IOException ex) {
+                    ex.printStackTrace();
+                } finally {
+                    if (tempFile != null) {
+                        try {
+                            Files.deleteIfExists(tempFile);
+                        } catch (IOException ignored) {}
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // If everything fails, show error message
             JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
-                "Failed to download library: " + e.getMessage(),
-                "Download Error",
+                "Failed to install library: " + e.getMessage(),
+                "Setup Error",
                 JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
         }
     }