Installing Snare

To install the Snare for Linux binary RPM package:

1. Download the required RPM.

2. Logon as root user, i.e. at the command prompt enter the command /bin/su and enter the root password when prompted. Issue the command, as root as per your distribution:
   # rpm -Uvh filename.rpm
   
   For example,  
   # rpm -Uvh Snare-RHEL-8-Agent-v5.6.1-1-x64.rpm

Note: for version < 5.6.1 the file name is snarelinux-supp-{Version}-1-{Platform}.x86_64.rpm
# rpm -Uvh snarelinux-supp-v5.1.0-1-RHEL-8.x86_64.rpm



3. This will install Snare for Linux and restart the audit daemon (auditd)

To install the Snare for Linux binary DEB package:

1. Download the required DEB.

2. Logon as root user, i.e. at the command prompt enter the command /bin/su and enter the root password when prompted. Issue the command, as root as per your distribution:
   > dpkg -i filename.deb
   
   For example,
   > dpkg -i Snare-Ubuntu-20-Agent-v5.6.1-1-x64.deb

Note: for version < 5.6.1 the file name is snarelinux-supp-{Version}-1-{Platform}.x86_64.deb


   > dpkg -i snarelinux-supp-5.1.0-1-Ubuntu-16.x86_64.deb

   
   

3. This will install Snare for Linux and restart the audit daemon (auditd).
   
   

Note: Readme and default snare.conf will be created in /usr/share/doc/Snare-Ubuntu-*