OpenBSD Installation from GIT¶

Tested on OpenBSD 6.6.

Pre-installation Requirements¶

Before you can build Suricata for your system, run the following commands to ensure that you have everything you need for the installation.

pkg_add gcc pcre libtool libyaml libmagic git autoconf automake rust jansson python

pkg_add will ask you about what version of autoconf and automake to install. The highest versions work well.
pkg_add will ask about what python version to install: a python 3 version is recommended.

Build¶

Next, clone the repository and run autogen:

git clone https://github.com/OISF/suricata
cd suricata
git clone https://github.com/OISF/libhtp.git
export AUTOCONF_VERSION=2.69
export AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.16
./autogen.sh

Note that the autoconf and automake versions need to match the version installed with pkg_add above.

To build and install Suricata, enter the following in your command line:

CC=egcc ./configure
make

Install as root or using sudo:

make install

See https://suricata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickstart.html for further setup guidance.