psad on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "psad" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install psad on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall psad on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "psad" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone psad's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/psad.git 
            
                        
                ~/psad
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/psad folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/psad
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the psad package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 947873
Name: psad
PackageBaseID: 101328
PackageBase: psad
Version: 2.4.6-3
Description: Port Scan Attack Detector: Makes use of iptables log messages to detect, alert, and (optionally) block port scans and other suspect traffic
URL: http://cipherdyne.org/psad/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: GI_Jack
Submitter: SirusCloud
FirstSubmitted: 1444100739
LastModified: 1628998023
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/psad.tar.gz