How To Install sec on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sec on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sec
sec is:
SEC is a simple event correlation tool that takes input and executes actions based on rules. It is very flexible and can be used with anything that can write out to a file stream.
There are three methods to install sec on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sec Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sec using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sec
Install sec Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sec using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sec
Install sec 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install sec using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sec
How To Uninstall sec on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sec package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sec
Uninstall sec And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sec
Remove sec Configurations and Data
To remove sec configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sec
Remove sec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sec configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sec
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sec package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
