# I have installed Suricata from Packages , can I now enable PF Ring

**URL:** <https://forum.suricata.io/t/i-have-installed-suricata-from-packages-can-i-now-enable-pf-ring/2062>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 30, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/i-have-installed-suricata-from-packages-can-i-now-enable-pf-ring/2062 "2021-12-30T08:13:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![ashokdev7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/ashokdev7/32/1143_2.png) [@ashokdev7](https://forum.suricata.io/u/ashokdev7)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/i-have-installed-suricata-from-packages-can-i-now-enable-pf-ring/2062/1 "2021-12-30T08:13:44Z")

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is this possible or I need to do it during compile time by copying from github repo

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**Author:** ![jufajardini](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/jufajardini/32/896_2.png) [@jufajardini](https://forum.suricata.io/u/jufajardini)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/i-have-installed-suricata-from-packages-can-i-now-enable-pf-ring/2062/2 "2021-12-30T10:21:26Z")

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Hi, according to this other answer ([Suricata with PF\_RING support - #2 by ish](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-with-pf-ring-support/1426/2)), you can’t install Suricata from packages with PF\_RING support.

That option has to be enabled at compile-time.