How To Install daq on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install daq on AlmaLinux 8.
What is daq
Snort 2.9 introduces the DAQ, or Data Acquisition library, for packet I/O. The DAQ replaces direct calls to libpcap functions with an abstraction layer that facilitates operation on a variety of hardware and software interfaces without requiring changes to Snort.
We can use yum or dnf to install daq on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install daq.
Install daq on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install daq using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install daq
Install daq on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install daq using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install daq
How To Uninstall daq on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the daq package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove daq
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install daq on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
