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Updated 11/29/17
These directions will allow you to install Suricata. The script in step 2 was designed to install Suricata 4.0.1 on an AWS instance of RHEL 7.4. This script requires that your AWS RedHat Enterprise Linux server is in a security group that has access to the internet. You do not need a subscription to RedHat packages.
Step #1 Log into the Red Hat Enterprise Linux server.
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Problem scenario
You are using a RedHat derivative of Linux. You get an error about libyaml not being installed (e.g., when a dependency of Suricata is unmet). You tried to install libyaml-devel, but it did not work. What should you do?
Solution for RHEL
If you are using RedHat run these two commands:
sudo yum-config-manager –enable rhui-REGION-rhel-server-extras rhui-REGION-rhel-server-optional
sudo yum -y install libyaml-devel
Solution for CentOS/Fedora
If you are using CentOS or Fedora, go here to get the package you need.