snort on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "snort" 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 snort on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall snort on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "snort" 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 snort's git locally


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


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

ID: 1405011
Name: snort
PackageBaseID: 64654
PackageBase: snort
Version: 3.1.78.0-1
Description: A lightweight network IDS /IPS with OpenAppID support.
URL: https://www.snort.org
NumVotes: 64
Popularity: 0.039656
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: robertfoster
Submitter: Snowman
FirstSubmitted: 1353087188
LastModified: 1707235024
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/snort.tar.gz