How to Install and Uninstall suricata Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the suricata on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "suricata" package

This guide let you learn how to install suricata on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "suricata" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall suricata on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the suricata package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: suricata
Version: 1:6.0.10-1
Installed-Size: 6371
Maintainer: Pierre Chifflier
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libhtp1 (<< 0.5.16), suricata-hyperscan (<< 3.2)
Depends: python3:any, libbpf1 (>= 1:0.7.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcap-ng0 (>= 0.7.9), libevent-2.1-7 (>= 2.1.8-stable), libevent-pthreads-2.1-7 (>= 2.1.8-stable), libgcc-s1 (>= 4.2), libhiredis0.14 (>= 0.14.1), libhtp2 (>= 1:0.5.42-1~), libhyperscan5 (>= 5.4.0), libjansson4 (>= 2.14), libluajit-5.1-2 (>= 2.0.4+dfsg) | libluajit2-5.1-2 (>= 2.1~), liblz4-1 (>= 0.0~r127), libmagic1 (>= 5.12), libmaxminddb0 (>= 1.0.2), libnet1 (>= 1.1.5), libnetfilter-log1 (>= 0.0.13), libnetfilter-queue1 (>= 1.0.2), libnfnetlink0 (>= 1.0.2), libnspr4 (>= 2:4.9-2~), libnss3 (>= 2:3.13.4-2~), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.0.0), libpcre3, libyaml-0-2, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2), init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: python3, snort-rules-default, suricata-update
Suggests: libtcmalloc-minimal4
Conflicts: libhtp1 (<< 0.5.16), suricata-hyperscan (<< 3.2)
Description: Next Generation Intrusion Detection and Prevention Tool
Description-md5: d75d723de9cd9ee5828c14e079cfc931
Homepage: https://www.suricata-ids.org/
Tag: implemented-in::c, role::program, security::ids
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/suricata/suricata_6.0.10-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1962700
MD5sum: 8d894b712f26b7b2d3d909afe33cd091
SHA256: 99d4944888cad623631f19c4c876f78368fd0596ac950db7e73fb993e5c9c0e1