How To Install laurel on Debian 12

Learn how to install laurel on Debian 12 with this tutorial. laurel is Transform Linux Audit logs for SIEM usage

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install laurel on Debian 12.

What is laurel

laurel is:

LAUREL is an event post-processing plugin for auditd(8) that transforms and enriches audit logs to improve their utility for modern security monitoring setups.

There are three methods to install laurel on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install laurel Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install laurel

Install laurel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install laurel

Install laurel 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 laurel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install laurel

How To Uninstall laurel on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove laurel

Uninstall laurel And Its Dependencies

To uninstall laurel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove laurel

Remove laurel Configurations and Data

To remove laurel configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge laurel

Remove laurel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge laurel

Dependencies

laurel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install laurel package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.