# Suricata 6.0.0rc1 packages are now available for Ubuntu on Ubuntu PPA (Launchpad) **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [September 14, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-6-0-0rc1-packages-are-now-available-for-ubuntu-on-ubuntu-ppa-launchpad/601 "2020-09-14T14:27:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pevma](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/pevma/32/29_2.png) [@pevma](https://forum.suricata.io/u/pevma)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-6-0-0rc1-packages-are-now-available-for-ubuntu-on-ubuntu-ppa-launchpad/601/1 "2020-09-14T14:27:09Z")
More about Suricata 6.0.0rc1 bug fixes and release notes : > **[Suricata 6.0.0rc1 ready for testing](https://suricata-ids.org/2020/09/11/suricata-6-0-0rc1-ready-for-testing/)** > > We’re excited to announce the first release candidate for Suricata 6.0. Please help us test this so we can release the final as planned at the end of the month. Get the release here: Major ch… Suricata 6.0.0rc1 packages are now available for Ubuntu on Ubuntu PPA (Launchpad) - Rust enabled. - 16.04 Xenial - 18.04 Bionic - 20.04 Focal 32 and 64 bit packages available with the following architectures - - amd64 - armhf - arm64 - ppc64 - i386 - s390x The default installation in 6.0.0rc1 also includes (available in the package) the tools: - suricata-update - suricatactl You can also get some help of how to use the tools by doing “suricata-update -h” or “suricatactl -h” The packages are build-in with: - IPS (nfqueue/AFP) - All JSON output - GeoIP - Unix-Socket - Lua scripting - NSS(MD5) enabled - PIE - Position Independent Executable - Redis enabled support - Rust The Ubuntu - 18.04 Bionic - 20.04 Focal (dev/experimental) distribution packages are with Hyperscan enabled by default for extra performance. (Your CPU needs to have the SSSE3 flag. You can check with - cat /proc/cpuinfo) By community request there is also available “suricata-dbg” (Suricata with enabled debug features) package ready to use out of the box install: ``` sudo apt-get install suricata-dbg ``` Suricata 6.0.0rc1 is available from our suricata-beta PPA repository. How to: [https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/wiki/Ubuntu\_Installation\_-_Personal\_Package\_Archives_%28PPA%29](https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/wiki/Ubuntu_Installation_-_Personal_Package_Archives_%28PPA%29) Feedback is welcome! Trainings and Webinars See [https://suricata\_events.eventbrite.com/](https://suricata_events.eventbrite.com/) for the current list of planned training sessions. Thank you !