How To Install labrea on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install labrea on Debian 9. labrea is a sticky honeypot and IDS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install labrea on Debian 9.

What is labrea

labrea is:

LaBrea takes over unused IP addresses, and creates virtual servers that are attractive to worms, crackers, and other denizens of the Internet.

The program answers connection attempts in such a way that the machine at the other end gets “stuck”, sometimes for a very long time.

There are three methods to install labrea on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install labrea Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install labrea using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install labrea

Install labrea Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install labrea using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install labrea

Install labrea Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install labrea using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install labrea

How To Uninstall labrea on Debian 9

To uninstall only the labrea package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove labrea

Uninstall labrea And Its Dependencies

To uninstall labrea and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove labrea

Remove labrea Configurations and Data

To remove labrea configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge labrea

Remove labrea configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove labrea configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge labrea

Dependencies

labrea have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install labrea package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.