# Suricata - Installation Issues

**URL:** <https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-installation-issues/2837>\
**Category:** Outreachy\
**Created:** [October 11, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-installation-issues/2837 "2022-10-11T01:09:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Haleema\_Khan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/haleema_khan/32/1655_2.png) [@Haleema\_Khan](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Haleema_Khan)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-installation-issues/2837/4 "2022-10-12T03:49:52Z")

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**[Mac users]** For anyone here who comes looking for answers I am documenting the steps for installation below along with some references that I found along the way.

**Mac Installations Steps**

- Read [Getting Started Contributing to Suricata - Suricata](https://suricata.io/2021/09/10/getting-started-contributing-to-suricata/)

- Follow [Installation Guide](https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/wiki/Ubuntu_Installation_from_GIT)

- I translated the steps to Mac by downloading the packages mentioned one by one.

- You can try running via homebrew as well but I later had issues with the brew installation due to installation directory issues.

- To directly download the package:

- Clone the suricata repository into a new directory and follow remaining steps after that on installation page.

- Instead of` ./configure` run `"CFLAGS="-O0 -ggdb -fno-omit-frame-pointer" ./configure --disable-shared --enable-debug --enable-unittests`

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions (I am still learning though).

Other references : [Another thread on issues/installation discussions](https://forum.suricata.io/t/outreachy-contributions-discussions/1821)

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