# 使用 Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, apt 安装 snort

查看 snort 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:snort
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install snort
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install snort
```

  证据: MacPorts ports tree: net/snort/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add snort
```

  证据: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snort from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#snort
```

  证据: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sn/snort/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- Ubuntu apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install snort
```

  证据: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snort from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:snort
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **软件包管理器页面:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/snort>
- **版本:** 3.12.2.0
- **来源摘要:** Flexible Network Intrusion Detection System
- **主页:** <https://www.snort.org>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/snort3/snort3>
- **上游文档:** <https://www.snort.org>
- **许可证:** GPL-2.0-only
- **源码归档:** <https://github.com/snort3/snort3/archive/refs/tags/3.12.2.0.tar.gz>
- **最后更新:** 2026-06-27T17:38:03-04:00
- **已生成:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## 可执行文件

- appid_detector_builder.sh (cli)
- show_flows (cli)
- snort (cli)
- snort2lua (cli)
- u2boat (cli)
- u2spewfoo (cli)
- appid_detector_builder.sh (别名)
- show_flows (别名)
- snort (别名)
- snort2lua (别名)
- u2boat (别名)
- u2spewfoo (别名)

## 依赖

- daq
- hwloc
- jemalloc
- libdnet
- libpcap
- luajit
- openssl@3
- pcre2
- vectorscan
- xz

## 构建依赖

- cmake
- flex
- pkgconf

## 安装行为

- post-install 钩子: 未定义
- 注意事项: For snort to be functional, you need to update the permissions for /dev/bpf* so that they can be read by non-root users. This can be done manually using: sudo chmod o+r /dev/bpf* or you could create a startup item to do this for you.
- Bottle: 可用 于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-04
- 管理器版本: 3.12.2.0
- 管理器更新时间: 2026-06-27
- 本地数据: OK
- 上游仓库: https://github.com/snort3/snort3
- 信息: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.
## 项目历史与用法

Snort is a long-running open-source intrusion detection and prevention system whose command-line engine, rule language, and packaging history make it one of the canonical security tools in Unix and network-operations package collections.

### 项目历史

Snort's official GPL page carries Martin Roesch copyrights beginning in 1998, and Snort's own site describes it as an open-source IPS capable of real-time traffic analysis and packet logging. The project evolved from a packet sniffer and logger into a rule-driven network IDS/IPS with community and subscriber rules.

Snort 3, also known in the repository README as Snort++, was officially released on January 19, 2021 as version 3.1.0.0 after more than seven years of development. The official announcement describes a ground-up rework with faster rules, more user control, multi-environment support, multi-threaded packet processing, Lua configuration, pluggable components, service autodetection, sticky buffers, and autogenerated reference documentation.

### 采用历史

Snort has a package-manager footprint because it is both a classic open-source security engine and an operational dependency for labs, appliances, training environments, and production sensors. The supplied package metadata lists Homebrew, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and Ubuntu packaging, while Snort.org points users to source releases, GitHub code, rule downloads, setup guides, and the Snort 3 manual.

### 使用方式

Snort is used as a packet sniffer, packet logger, network intrusion detection system, and inline prevention system. Snort 3 users typically build or install the engine, configure Lua files such as `snort.lua`, add rule sets, validate the configuration, then run against live interfaces or PCAP files with alert output suitable for analysts and automation.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Package nerds care about Snort because it exercises nearly every hard part of packaging security software: libpcap/DAQ integration, LuaJIT configuration, C++ build requirements, rule data that changes independently from the engine, optional acceleration libraries, service files, sample configs, and upgrades between major rule-engine generations.

### 时间线

- 1998: Official GPL page lists Martin Roesch copyrights beginning with Snort's early releases.
- 2014: Snort 3-era copyright line begins under Cisco and affiliates in official version-output examples.
- 2021-01-19: Snort 3 version 3.1.0.0 officially released.
- 2026: Snort blog announces end-of-life for older Snort 2 and Snort 3 rule-support versions and encourages use of current Snort 3 packages.

### Related projects

- Snort is commonly discussed alongside tcpdump for packet sniffing, libpcap for capture, DAQ for packet I/O, Cisco Talos for rule development, and other IDS/IPS systems such as Suricata.

### 来源

- <https://blog.snort.org/2021/01/snort-3-officially-released.html>
- <https://blog.snort.org/2026/01/end-of-life-announcement-for-versions.html>
- <https://docs.snort.org/start/>
- <https://docs.snort.org/start/configuration>
- <https://github.com/snort3/snort3>
- <https://www.snort.org/>
- <https://www.snort.org/gpl>
- input.source_facts.package-manager


## 安全说明

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger 风险:** blue / 中
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: snort.lua, snort_defaults.lua
## 源数据库详情

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** snort
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## 其他软件包管理器记录

- Nix - snort: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sn/snort/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - snort - 2.9.20-0+deb11u1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snort from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | flexible Network Intrusion Detection System | https://www.snort.org/
- Ubuntu apt - snort-common - 2.9.20-0+deb11u1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snort-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | flexible Network Intrusion Detection System - common files | https://www.snort.org/
- Ubuntu apt - snort-common-libraries - 2.9.20-0+deb11u1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snort-common-libraries from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | flexible Network Intrusion Detection System - libraries | https://www.snort.org/
- Ubuntu apt - snort-doc - 2.9.20-0+deb11u1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snort-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | flexible Network Intrusion Detection System - documentation | https://www.snort.org/
- Ubuntu apt - snort-rules-default - 2.9.20-0+deb11u1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snort-rules-default from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | flexible Network Intrusion Detection System - ruleset | http://www.snort.org/snort-rules/
- apk - snort - 3.9.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snort from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open source network intrusion prevention and detection system | https://www.snort.org/
- apk - snort-dev - 3.9.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snort-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open source network intrusion prevention and detection system (development files) | https://www.snort.org/
- apk - snort-doc - 3.9.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snort-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open source network intrusion prevention and detection system (documentation) | https://www.snort.org/
- apk - snort-openrc - 3.9.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snort-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open source network intrusion prevention and detection system (OpenRC init scripts) | https://www.snort.org/
- MacPorts - snort: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/snort/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## 相关链接

- [Secret-risk packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Security and crypto packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata.
- [openssl@3](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [xz](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/xz/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pcre2](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/pcre2/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [luajit](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/luajit/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [hwloc](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/hwloc/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [libpcap](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/libpcap/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [jemalloc](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/jemalloc/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [libdnet](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/libdnet/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [cmake](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [flex](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/flex/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [suricata](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/suricata/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, ids, ips, network-security, security.
- [pulledpork](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/pulledpork/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, ids, intrusion-detection, rules, security.
- [openssh](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/openssh/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, network-security, security.
- [yara](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/yara/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, rules, security.
- [bettercap](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/bettercap/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, network-security, security.
- [strongswan](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/strongswan/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, network-security, security.
- [zeek](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/zeek/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, network-security, security.
- [ettercap](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/ettercap/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, network-security, security.
- [daq](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/daq/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, daq, detection, intrusion, intrusion-detection.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/snort.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/snort.yml)


## 来源

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph