Installation Guide Notes
The Snort server installation guide outlined in the following pages is built on the Linux platform. Linux is chosen because of its stability, security, large supportive community, and the vast quantity of available applications. Although there are other choices that are of equal stability and security, Linux is the most widely accepted open source platform today.
More specifically, the Red Hat distribution version 7.3 has been chosen for its popularity and the fee-based technical support. In using a distribution other than Red Hat, you will find that the installation process varies slightly but should still function. Although you most likely will never need the pay-for technical support Red Hat provides, it is comforting ...
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