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How to Install Suricata IDS on Any Linux Box in 5 Minutes

• aruggirello 10y ago
  I don't get why using your package manager to install/upgrade suricata, or anything else for the matter, should always be a Bad Thing(TM). If sudo apt install suricata results in a less-than-ideal configuration, probably the package needs fixing.
  • Daviey 10y ago
    Indeed, there was no commentry on why distro packages are not suitable.
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  • dogma1138 10y ago
    Because some software requires configuration beyond what a package manager can accommodate. You would not want to deploy web servers or anything else which can be considered even remotely "complicated" if it was installed using apt-get, apt-get would get you something functional but it doesn't mean it would be optimal and no if it's not optimal it doesn't mean the package needs fixing because there is usually no single "optimal" setup. Additionally this guide should work for every Linux system regardless of the package manager in question and the underlying architecture because you download the code and compile & build it on the system, which is also what they've said at the end of their guide. Even fully prepped install wizards often either require some pre-Install configuration/work to be done, or post install configuration work to be done, this goes for commercial software even on systems with arguably "better" installation managers like Windows.