How to Install and Uninstall suricata-update Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 29,2024

You can also install and uninstall the suricata-update 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 "suricata-update" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install suricata-update 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 "suricata-update" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall suricata-update on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: suricata-update
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.3-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sascha Steinbiss
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 301
Depends: python3:any, ca-certificates, python3-yaml
Filename: pool/universe/s/suricata-update/suricata-update_1.2.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 56702
MD5sum: 4425bad59ad8a807ab0a1211469be5c9
SHA1: 3ff2d1178545abd791fda8855f501fec317390ce
SHA256: c9f12bd5b25bf1357835269318d7fd4fbe06d91bfee1fdcadbe26543d88aab6d
SHA512: 9752e8240140275a0642f318e42362cb2db465e060dacb0ca5135788ae11eabbeee56196cedf7d2df1e16b8a65bdc89c7bf7297a1df8a08c6a8cb6cc32db9b71
Homepage: https://github.com/OISF/suricata-update
Description: tool for updating Suricata rules
Description-md5: ef12702e496ccffbd7efae25d9ed1495