Package Installation¶
The OSSEC project has made RPM and deb packages available. Links to the packages can be found on the OSSEC download page
RPM Installation¶
OSSEC’s RPMs are made available by AtomiCorp.
The RPMs can be installed by adding the AtomiCorp yum repository:
# wget -q -O - https://updates.atomicorp.com/installers/atomic | sh
Next use yum
to install the specific packages. For an OSSEC server run:
# yum install ossec-hids ossec-hids-server
And for an agent run:
# yum install ossec-hids ossec-hids-agent
Deb Installation¶
OSSEC’s deb packages are available in the Wazuh repository.
Install the apt-get repository key:
# apt-key adv --fetch-keys http://ossec.wazuh.com/repos/apt/conf/ossec-key.gpg.key
Add the repository for Debian (available distributions are Sid, Jessie and Wheezy):
# echo 'deb http://ossec.wazuh.com/repos/apt/debian wheezy main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
Or add the repository for Ubuntu (available distributions are Precise, Trusty and Utopic):
# echo 'deb http://ossec.wazuh.com/repos/apt/ubuntu precise main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
Update the repository:
Install OSSEC HIDS server/manager:
# apt-get install ossec-hids
Or install OSSEC HIDS agent:
# apt-get install ossec-hids-agent