[Oisf-users] Suricata 5.0.0 stable packages are now available for Ubuntu on Ubuntu PPA (Launchpad)

[Peter Manev]

Hi ,

Packed with many new features and new protocols added  - please give us
feedback!
More about Suricata 5.0.0  features and bug fixes:
https://suricata-ids.org/2019/10/15/release-notes-for-5-0-0/

Suricata 5.0.0 packages are now available for Ubuntu on Ubuntu PPA (Launchpad)
- Rust enabled.

   - 16.04 Xenial
   - 18.04 Bionic
   - 19.04 Disco
   - 19.10 Eoan (experimental)

 32 and 64 bit packages available with the following architectures -

   - amd64
   - armhf
   - arm64
   - i386

Some of the new additions in 5.0.0 RC1 include (available in the package)
the tools:

   - suricata-update
   <http://suricata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/rule-management/suricata-update.html#rule-management-with-suricata-update>
   - suricatactl (for use with filestore
   <https://github.com/OISF/suricata/blob/master/suricata.yaml.in#L443>)

You can also get some help of how to use the tools by doing
"suricata-update -h" or "suricatactl -h"
The packages are build-in with:


   - *IPS (nfqueue/AFP)*
   -
*All JSON output
   <https://suricata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/output/eve/eve-json-output.html>
   *
   - *GeoIP*
   <https://suricata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/rules/header-keywords.html#geoip>
   - *Unix-Socket*
   <https://suricata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/unix-socket.html>
   - *Lua scripting*
   <https://suricata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/rules/rule-lua-scripting.html>
   - *NSS(MD5)  enabled*
   <https://suricata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/file-extraction/md5.html>
   - *PIE - Position Independent Executable *
   -
*Redis enabled support *
   - *Rust*

The Ubuntu

   - 18.04 Bionic
   - 19.04 Disco
   - 19.10 Eoan (experimental)

distribution packages are with Hyperscan enabled by default for extra
performance.
(Your CPU needs to have the SSSE3 flag. You can check with - cat
/proc/cpuinfo)
By community request there is also available "suricata-dbg" (Suricata with
enabled debug features) package ready to use out of the box install:
"sudo apt-get install suricata-dbg".

Suricata 5.0.0  is available from our *suricata-stable*  PPA repository.
<https://suricata-ids.org/2019/09/24/please-help-us-test-suricata-5-0-0-rc1/>

How to:
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/wiki/Ubuntu_Installation_-_Personal_Package_Archives_%28PPA%29
Feedback is welcome!

Trainings
See https://suricata_events.eventbrite.com/ for the current list of planned
training sessions.

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Thank  you !

-- 
Regards,
Peter Manev
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