Fwd: Snort on Ubuntu LTS

[Joel Esler <joel.esler () sourcefire com>]

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> 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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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tim Holmes" < w8tahradio () gmail com>
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> > Sent: 13 January 2008 16:51:12 o'clock (GMT) Europe/London
> > Subject: [Snort-users] Snort on Ubuntu LTS
> >
> >
> >
> > 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 years out of date.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 The gentoo box is badly out of date, and when i updated all the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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