How To Install oinkmaster on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install oinkmaster on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is oinkmaster
oinkmaster is:
A simple script to manage and update Snort rules with the capability of disabling, modifying and enabling specific rules after an update. Oinkmaster will tell you exactly what has changed since your last update, giving you good control of your rules. It also can be used to manage updates from both the official provider (www.snort.org) and from other rulesets (www.emergingthreats.net)
There are three methods to install oinkmaster on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install oinkmaster Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install oinkmaster using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install oinkmaster
Install oinkmaster Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install oinkmaster using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install oinkmaster
Install oinkmaster 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 oinkmaster using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install oinkmaster
How To Uninstall oinkmaster on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the oinkmaster package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove oinkmaster
Uninstall oinkmaster And Its Dependencies
To uninstall oinkmaster and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove oinkmaster
Remove oinkmaster Configurations and Data
To remove oinkmaster configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge oinkmaster
Remove oinkmaster configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove oinkmaster configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge oinkmaster
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install oinkmaster package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
