You'll need to collect the following information before beginning the installation.
ifconfig -a
to get the list of all network interfaces on your Bro host.
If you want to use Bro's periodic email report feature, you'll also need:
Bro is very easy to install. Just log in as root
, and type:
./configure
or to install Bro in a location other than /usr/local/bro, use:
./configure --prefix=/path/to/bro
and then type:
make make install
To update an existing Bro installation with new binaries and standard policy file, instead
of 'make install'
do a 'make update'
. This will preserve all your local customizations.