How To Install suricata-oinkmaster on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install suricata-oinkmaster on Kali Linux.
What is suricata-oinkmaster
suricata-oinkmaster is:
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System (IDS). It is based on rules (and is fully compatible with snort rules) to detect a variety of attacks / probes by searching packet content.
This package contains the integration bits between suricata and oinkmaster to allow easy automated ruleset updates.
There are three methods to install suricata-oinkmaster on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install suricata-oinkmaster Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install suricata-oinkmaster using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install suricata-oinkmasterInstall suricata-oinkmaster Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install suricata-oinkmaster using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install suricata-oinkmasterInstall suricata-oinkmaster Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install suricata-oinkmaster using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install suricata-oinkmasterHow To Uninstall suricata-oinkmaster on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the suricata-oinkmaster package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove suricata-oinkmasterUninstall suricata-oinkmaster And Its Dependencies
To uninstall suricata-oinkmaster and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove suricata-oinkmasterRemove suricata-oinkmaster Configurations and Data
To remove suricata-oinkmaster configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge suricata-oinkmasterRemove suricata-oinkmaster configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove suricata-oinkmaster configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge suricata-oinkmasterDependencies
suricata-oinkmaster have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install suricata-oinkmaster package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
