How to Install and Uninstall suricata Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "suricata" package

Please follow the instructions below to install suricata on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall suricata on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                suricata
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the suricata package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: suricata
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.2-2ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Pierre Chifflier
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2782
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7), python:any (>= 2.6.6-7~), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap-ng0, libgeoip1, libhiredis0.13 (>= 0.13.1), libhtp-0.5.23-1 (= 3.2-2ubuntu3), libjansson4 (>= 2.2), libluajit-5.1-2, libmagic1 (>= 5.12), libnet1 (>= 1.1.5), libnetfilter-log1, libnetfilter-queue1, libnfnetlink0, libnspr4 (>= 2:4.9-2~), libnss3 (>= 2:3.13.4-2~), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.0.0), libpcre3, libprelude23, libyaml-0-2, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: suricata-oinkmaster (= 3.2-2ubuntu3), snort-rules-default
Suggests: libtcmalloc-minimal4
Conflicts: libhtp1 (<< 0.5.16)
Replaces: libhtp1 (<< 0.5.16)
Filename: pool/universe/s/suricata/suricata_3.2-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 936302
MD5sum: 09ef02700886e4dc3e8145217b4d7035
SHA1: be8c1742a11f74ab728cee1cea6b184bc5744b6a
SHA256: e20ea8d03f4f3bbcf617274ebc857d0de2f6eae8936cedc9dc4b3623cf416164
Homepage: http://www.suricata-ids.org/
Description: Next Generation Intrusion Detection and Prevention Tool
Description-md5: d75d723de9cd9ee5828c14e079cfc931