====== Ubuntu - OSSEC - Install OSSEC ======

===== Prerequisites =====

Installation of OSSEC involves some compiling, so you need **gcc** and **make** installed.

You can install both by installing a single package called **build-essential**.

You also need to install a package called **inotify-tools**, which is required for real-time alerting to work.

<code bash>
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install build-essential inotify-tools
</code>


If database support is needed **mysql-dev** or **postgresql-dev** should be installed.

Run the following command to install these packages.

<code bash>
# apt-get install mysql-dev postgresql-dev
</code>

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===== Download and Verify OSSEC =====

http://ossec.github.io/downloads.html

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===== References =====

http://documentation.wazuh.com/en/latest/

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-ossec-security-notifications-on-ubuntu-14-04