How to Install and Uninstall snort-common Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the snort-common on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "snort-common" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install snort-common on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "snort-common" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall snort-common on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                snort-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the snort-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: snort-common
Architecture: all
Version: 2.9.15.1-6build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: snort
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 333
Pre-Depends: adduser (>= 3.11), dpkg (>= 1.17.14)
Depends: perl, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, lsb-base
Suggests: snort-doc
Conflicts: snort (<< 2.9.15.1-6build1)
Replaces: snort (<< 1.8.4beta1-1)
Filename: pool/universe/s/snort/snort-common_2.9.15.1-6build1_all.deb
Size: 49666
MD5sum: 18ea433ebe1e181dc374ee179526759f
SHA1: ebbe30b1ce48f82ecee5b9eeb2d4a75f6e524803
SHA256: 46f683fcec5a3827404318c5a5b48c6d72b2e4cad04e640f9f646c828fad7944
SHA512: 8c145152304c4c9568e8026fed3a5a3112246d195b8bb15e4f482e8f6bdf87d1c7bf92a156578d8841985121c9a698ac3a95422c319b3138f2115e8fe4bf4c22
Homepage: https://www.snort.org/
Description: flexible Network Intrusion Detection System - common files
Description-md5: 1d453a79109aceb2104287b250cfdda2