More about Suricata 8.0.7 features, improvements and release notes :
Suricata 8.0.7 packages are now available for Ubuntu on Ubuntu PPA (Launchpad).
- 20.04 Focal
- 22.04 Jammy
- 24.04 Noble
- 26.04 Resolute
64 bit packages available with the following architectures -
- amd64
- arm64
- armhf
- ppc64el
The default installation in 8.0.7 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
- 26.04 Resolute
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 8.0.7 is available from our suricata-stable and/or suricata-8.0 PPA repository.
How to:
Feedback is welcome!
News from SuriCon
Just a Few Seats Left for the Training Sessions!
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More details on the three 2-days Lisbon trainings: Trainings – SURICON
SuriCon Lisbon 2026 speakers announced
Our agenda for November will be packed! See all our amazing speakers at Speakers Lisbon – SURICON and stay tuned, we shall have a couple of pre-SuriCon webinars this year, too!
For SuriCon archives, registration and more, go to: suricon.net
About Suricata
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