[EMAIL PROTECTED] (RA) writes:
> On Wednesday, 29. August 2001 10:00, you wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alexander Skwar) writes:
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > Why does snort require postgresql-libs?
> > >
> > > [root@teich root]# urpmi snort
> > > To satisfy dependencies, the following packages are going to be
> > > installed (1 MB):
> > > libpcap0-0.6.2-1mdk snort-1.8p1-1mdk postgresql-libs-7.1.2-11mdk
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > ... because it has a plugin that is able to send attack results to a
> > database and this plugin is activated as default.
>
> and you could use mysql (as I do). So you have to recompile. - Or a deluxe
> version: someone makes two packages ;-)
>
> BTW: you should upgrade - even if it is only contrib!
> From snort.org:1.8.1-RELEASE -- Description: This version fixes all of the
> outstanding bugs from the 1.8 release and is far more stable than that
> release.
>
> >
> > cheers,
>
florin@my ~ $ rpm -qpi /contrib/RPMS/snort-1.8p1-1mdk.i586.rpm
Name : snort Relocations: /usr
Version : 1.8p1 Vendor: MandrakeSoft
Release : 1mdk Build Date: Fri Aug 10 16:28:08 2001
Install date: (not installed) Build Host: bi.mandrakesoft.com
Group : Networking/Other Source RPM: snort-1.8p1-1mdk.src.rpm
Size : 744631 License: GPL
Packager : Florin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
URL : http://www.snort.org
Summary : packet-sniffer/logger
Description :
Snort is a libpcap-based packet sniffer/logger which
can be used as a lightweight network intrusion detection system.
It features rules based logging and can perform protocol analysis,
content searching/matching and can be used to detect a variety of
attacks and probes, such as buffer overflows, stealth port scans,
CGI attacks, SMB probes, OS fingerprinting attempts, and much more.
Snort has a real-time alerting capabilty, with alerts being sent to syslog,
a separate "alert" file, or as a WinPopup message via Samba's smbclient
florin@my ~ $ rpm -qpR /contrib/RPMS/snort-1.8p1-1mdk.i586.rpm
libpcap >= 0.4
/bin/sh
/bin/sh
/bin/sh
/bin/sh
rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
ld-linux.so.2
libc.so.6
libcrypt.so.1
libcrypto.so.0
libdl.so.2
libm.so.6
libmysqlclient.so.10
libnsl.so.1
libpcap.so.0
libpq.so.2
libresolv.so.2
libssl.so.0
libz.so.1
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0)
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1)
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3)
libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0)
so,
--
Florin http://www.mandrakesoft.com
