# Suricata 7.0.13 and 8.0.2 packages are now available for Ubuntu on Ubuntu PPA (Launchpad)

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**Created:** [November 7, 2025, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-7-0-13-and-8-0-2-packages-are-now-available-for-ubuntu-on-ubuntu-ppa-launchpad/6103 "2025-11-07T07:16:17Z")
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More about Suricata 7.0.13 and 8.0.2 features, improvements and release notes :

> [@Suricata 8.0.2 and 7.0.13 released!](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-2-and-7-0-13-released/6100):
>
> We are pleased to announce the releases of Suricata 8.0.2 and 7.0.13. These are security releases, fixing a number of important issues. Get the releases here: 8.0.2: [https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-8.0.2.tar.gz](https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-8.0.2.tar.gz) 7.0.13: [https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-7.0.13.tar.gz](https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-7.0.13.tar.gz)Notable Changes Suricata-update has been updated to version 1.3.7. This version is bundled with the releases. Various security, performance, accuracy, and stability issues have been…

Suricata 7.0.13 and 8.0.2 packages are now available for Ubuntu on Ubuntu PPA (Launchpad).

- 20.04 Focal
- 22.04 Jammy
- 24.04 Noble

64 bit packages available with the following architectures -

- amd64
- arm64
- armhf
- ppc64el

The default installation in 7.0.13 and 8.0.2 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 by default with:

- IPS (nfqueue/AFP)
- All JSON output
- GeoIP
- Unix-Socket
- Lua scripting
- PIE - Position Independent Executable
- Redis enabled support

The Ubuntu

- 20.04 Focal
- 22.04 Jammy
- 24.04 Noble

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:

```auto
sudo apt-get install suricata-dbg

```

Suricata 8.0.2 is available from our `suricata-stable` and/or `suricata-8.0` PPA repository.  
Suricata 7.0.13 is available from our `suricata-7.0` PPA repository.

How to:

> **[3.2.1. Ubuntu Package Installation — Suricata 8.0.2 documentation](https://docs.suricata.io/en/suricata-8.0.2/install/ubuntu.html)**

Feedback is welcome!

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