Installing and Updating Snort
I am in the process of setting up a Suse 9.0 Pro box for Snort. I am trying to compile snort 2.2 from source but am having problems trying to get the dir put all in the right place (/etc/snort ....). I can use the included Snort rpm, but worry about getting the newer versions down the line. If I compile from source I can avoid depending on others for rpm's. I haven't compiled alot of packages because I've used YAST for the most part. Any recommendations? I am also pretty new to Snort but have done a lot of reading on it already. Thanks, Eric
Eric: Generally, getting newer versions (rpms or otherwise) for any SuSE program is not a problem. You should be more concerned with getting new rulesets and patches. You can always download the latest stable version from http://www.snort.org/dl/. If you decide to compile from source, generally you can count on the software including a file called INSTALL. This file contains everything you need to know about building the software. Your books should also include installation instructions. You should go ahead and build it a couple of times until you're satisfied with the results. --Tom
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Eric Kahklen
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Tom Sasser