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[Snort-users] Fwd: Snort on Ubuntu LTS

Subject: [Snort-users] Fwd: Snort on Ubuntu LTS
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:35:34 -0500


Begin forwarded message:

From: "Tim Holmes" <w8tahradio@gmail.com>
Date: January 14, 2008 7:42:45 AM EST
To: "Joel Esler" <joel.esler@sourcefire.com>
Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Snort on Ubuntu LTS

hi joel -- im planning on it -- im gonna go with ubuntu LTS and build from scratch

TIM

On Jan 13, 2008 6:56 PM, Joel Esler <joel.esler@sourcefire.com > wrote:
If I remember correctly, the version of Snort that comes with Ubuntu
is very very old.


I suggest, with whatever distro you wind up going with, compile your
Snort from scratch.

Joel

On Jan 13, 2008, at 2:11 PM, UxBoD wrote:

> Personally I would go with CentOS 5.1 as it as least closer to
> commercial grade ;)
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> From: "Tim Holmes" < w8tahradio@gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Snort-users] Snort on Ubuntu LTS
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>
>
> HI folks:
>
> My trusty Gentoo snort box has finally given up the ghost, and it is
> now time to transfer to Ubuntu Server. I am looking for a good guide
> for the installation. The only one i could find in google is several
> years out of date. I was wondering if the debian on on snort.org is
> close enough or if there is a good one out there
>
> The gentoo box is badly out of date, and when i updated all the
> rules, apparently they are for a new version of snort and nothing
> works -- i want to run snort and base and whatever else i need to
> make things work smoothly and easilly
>
> any and all help is GREATLY appreciated
>
> TIM
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