How To Install snort-rules-default on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snort-rules-default on Ubuntu.
What is snort-rules-default
snort-rules-default is:
Snort is a libpcap-based packet sniffer/logger which can be used as a lightweight network intrusion detection system. It features rules-based logging and can perform content searching/matching in addition to detecting a variety of other attacks and probes, such as buffer overflows, stealth port scans, CGI attacks, SMB probes, and much more. Snort has a real-time alerting capability, with alerts being sent to syslog, a separate “alert” file, or even to a Windows computer via Samba.
This is the Snort default ruleset, which provides a basic set of network intrusion detection rules developed by the Snort community. They can be used as a basis for development of additional rules. Users using Snort to defend networks in production environments are encouraged to update their local rulesets as described in the included documentation or using the oinkmaster package.
There are three methods to install snort-rules-default on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install snort-rules-default Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install snort-rules-default using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install snort-rules-default
Install snort-rules-default Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install snort-rules-default using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install snort-rules-default
Install snort-rules-default 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 snort-rules-default using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snort-rules-default
How To Uninstall snort-rules-default on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the snort-rules-default package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove snort-rules-default
Uninstall snort-rules-default And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snort-rules-default and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove snort-rules-default
Remove snort-rules-default Configurations and Data
To remove snort-rules-default configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge snort-rules-default
Remove snort-rules-default configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snort-rules-default configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snort-rules-default
Dependencies
snort-rules-default have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snort-rules-default package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.